Hydrocotyle vulgaris

Hydrocotyle vulgaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Araliaceae
Genus:	Hydrocotyle
Species:	H. vulgaris
Binomial name
	Hydrocotyle vulgaris; L.

Hydrocotyle vulgaris, also known as marsh pennywort,^[1] is a small creeping perennial herb native to N. Africa, Europe, Florida, and west to the Caspian region; in Britain it is the only native Hydrocotyle, growing in wet places such as fens, bogs and marshes. For example, it is a component of Purple moor grass and rush pastures - a type of Biodiversity Action Plan habitat.

References

^ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

External links

Wildflower.org.uk websit e giving photographic description of the plant

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[BSBI07-1] "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

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