Hydrophyllum canadense
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Boraginales |
Family: | Boraginaceae |
Genus: | Hydrophyllum |
Species: | H. canadense
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Binomial name | |
Hydrophyllum canadense L.
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Hydrophyllum canadense, known as bluntleaf waterleaf, broadleaf waterleaf, or Canada waterleaf, is a flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae. It is native to the eastern United States and Canada.[1][2][3][4]
Hydrophyllum canadense is one of ten species of Hydrophyllum, a genus endemic to North America.[1] It can be distinguished from other Hydrophyllum species across its range by a combination of the following features: perennial, stem leaves palmately lobed, sepals lacking appendages (or less than 0.5 mm in length), and stamens exserted 3–6 mm.[5][6]
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In flower in Maryland
References
- ^ a b c "Hydrophyllum canadense L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Hydrophyllum canadense". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Hydrophyllum canadense L". data.canadensys.net. Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN). Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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ignored (help) - ^ "Hydrophyllum canadense L." ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Weakley, Alan S. (2018), Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, working draft of 20 August 2018, University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- ^ "Hydrophyllum". michiganflora.net. Michigan Flora. Retrieved 20 October 2019.