Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Genus: Hydrocotyle (Water Pennywort)
Hydrocotyle vulgaris L. - Marsh Pennywort
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides L. f. - Floating Pennywort
Maximal 20 cm tall. inflorescence: capitate umbels. flowers: ⚥, Ø maximal 2.5 mm, reddish to whitish. stamina: 5. carpels: fused. ovary: 1. stem: maximal 100 cm long. phyllotaxy: alternate. leaves: peltate, the petiole is inserted in the centre of the lower leaf surf...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, forests, shrubbery, bogs, sedge-lands, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths
in nutrient-poor, acidic, (periodically) wet habitats