Hydrocotyle ranunculoides

ClassificationDicots
FamilyAraliaceae
Family (Traditional)Araliaceae
GenusHydrocotyle
Species:Hydrocotyle ranunculoides L. f.
Common NameFloating Marshpennywort
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: LC; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaflet Margins: dentate; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Carpel Number/Pistil: 5; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Schizocarp; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 0; Sepal Number: 5; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Fusion: N/A; Tepal Number: 0
C value 6
StatusNative; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S1S2] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Graves (KY), Todd (KY), Benton (TN), Cheatham (TN), Decatur (TN), Fentress (TN), Hardin (TN), Henderson (TN), Lake (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Stewart (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, TENN, UTM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1995 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0159321 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
TENN-V-0159318 Decatur Tennessee
TENN
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
APSC0028680 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
APSC0067605 Lake Tennessee
APSC
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
APSC0059363 Stewart Tennessee 09 Nov 2016 Edward Chester
APSC
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
APSC0054930 Todd Kentucky 12 May 2016 Mason Brock
APSC
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
APSC0028685 Obion Tennessee
APSC
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
APSC0028678 Stewart Tennessee 15 Oct 2008 Edward Chester
APSC
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
APSC0028683 Hardin Tennessee 28 May 2007 David H. Webb
APSC
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
APSC0028682 Decatur Tennessee
APSC
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
APSC0092937 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
APSC0116906 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
APSC0048263 Montgomery Tennessee 15 Sep 2014 Mason Brock
APSC
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
APSC0028679 Stewart Tennessee 18 Oct 2005 Edward Chester
APSC
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
APSC0048264 Montgomery Tennessee 13 Sep 2014 Mason Brock
APSC
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
APSC0091313 Lake Tennessee
APSC
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
N/A Graves Kentucky Deborah White
EKY
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
UTM02247 Obion Tennessee
UTM
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
UTM02245 Obion Tennessee
UTM
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
UTM02246 Obion Tennessee
UTM
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
UTM02682 Obion Tennessee
UTM
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
UTM02244 Obion Tennessee
UTM
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
N/A Graves Kentucky Deborah White
EKY
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
TENN-V-0245374 Cheatham Tennessee
TENN
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
TENN-V-0245343 Fentress Tennessee 25 Nov 2019 Paul C. Durr
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TENN
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
31234100211042 Graves Kentucky Deborah White
EKY
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
31234100211034 Graves Kentucky Timothy J. Weckman
EKY
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
31234100211091 Lake Tennessee 23 Sep 1995 Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
31234100211026 Graves Kentucky Deborah White
EKY
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
N/A Graves Kentucky Deborah White
EKY
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
31234100211018 Graves Kentucky Deborah White
EKY
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
BEREA001843 Obion Tennessee
BEREA
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
TENN-V-0159323 Stewart Tennessee
TENN
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
TENN-V-0159322 Stewart Tennessee
TENN
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
TENN-V-0159320 Henderson Tennessee
TENN
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
TENN-V-0159317 Benton Tennessee
TENN
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
TENN-V-0159444 Todd Kentucky
TENN
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
TENN-V-0159319 Hardin Tennessee
TENN
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
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Plant Photos

Hydrocotyle ranunculoides - Dwayne Estes
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides - Dwayne Estes
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides - Dwayne Estes
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides - Dwayne Estes
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides - Milo Pyne
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides - Milo Pyne
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides - Theo Witsell
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides - Theo Witsell
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides - Theo Witsell
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides - Theo Witsell