Hydrocotyle verticillata
naturalizedAraliaceae

Hydrocotyle verticillata

Whorled Pennywort

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Hydrocotyle verticillata, also known as whorled pennywort, whorled marshpennywort or shield pennywort, is a flowering plant found in South and North America and the West Indies. The creeping plants with unusual leaves give it its common names. It grows in places that are marshy, boggy, and wet. Hydrocotyle verticillata is used in aquaria, where it is undemanding but prefers a good substrate, and at least moderate light. It benefits from additional carbon dioxide. It is widely

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Seasonality

Only 1 phenology-annotated observation exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.

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Where documented · 43 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 40 · GBIF 51 records