Hydrocotyle moschata

Hydrocotyle moschata
Dunedin, New Zealand, 2018
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hydrocotyle
Species:
H. moschata
Binomial name
Hydrocotyle moschata
G.Forst.

Hydrocotyle moschata, also known as hairy pennywort or musky-marsh pennywort,[1] is a species of water pennywort.[2] Hairy pennywort is native to New Zealand,[3] but has been introduced and naturalized elsewhere including California[4] and Mozambique.[5]

Taxonomy

Hydrocotyle moschata contains the following varieties:

  • Hydrocotyle moschata var. parvifolia[2]
  • Hydrocotyle moschata var. moschata[2]

Habitat

H. moschata grows on damp banks.[6]

References

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  2. ^ a b c "Hydrocotyle moschata (Hairy Pennywort)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  3. ^ "Hydrocotyle moschata var. moschata". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  4. ^ "Hydrocotyle moschata Calflora". www.calflora.org. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  5. ^ "HYDROCOTYLE moschata Forst. [family UMBELLIFERAE] on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  6. ^ Moore, Lucy B.; Irwin, J. Bruce (1978). The Oxford book of New Zealand plants. Wellington: Oxford Univ. Pr. ISBN 978-0-19-558035-8.


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