Hydrocotyle verticillata

ClassificationDicots
FamilyAraliaceae
Family (Traditional)Araliaceae
GenusHydrocotyle
Species:Hydrocotyle verticillata Thunb.
Common NameBarbados Hearth; Whorled Marshpennywort
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; 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; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Fusion: N/A; Tepal Number: 0
C value 7
StatusNative; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S1] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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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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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

SynonymFull Citation
Hydrocotyle racemosa Hydrocotyle racemosa

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: Davidson (TN), Hamilton (TN), Henderson (TN), Humphreys (TN), Lake (TN), McMinn (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Meigs (TN), Obion (TN), Shelby (TN), Wayne (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0159333 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Hydrocotyle verticillata
TENN-V-0159337 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Hydrocotyle verticillata
TENN-V-0159341 Meigs Tennessee
TENN
Hydrocotyle verticillata
TENN-V-0159331 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Hydrocotyle verticillata
TENN-V-0159336 Humphreys Tennessee
TENN
Hydrocotyle verticillata
TENN-V-0159343 Wayne Tennessee
TENN
Hydrocotyle verticillata
BRIT70286 Hamilton Tennessee
VDB
Hydrocotyle verticillata
BRIT70285 Hamilton Tennessee
VDB
Hydrocotyle verticillata
UCHT021208 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Hydrocotyle verticillata
UCHT021209 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Hydrocotyle verticillata
UCHT033520 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Hydrocotyle verticillata
TENN-V-0159338 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Hydrocotyle verticillata
APSC0056094 Hamilton Tennessee
APSC
Hydrocotyle verticillata
BRIT70287 Davidson Tennessee
VDB
Hydrocotyle verticillata
BRIT70290 Lake Tennessee
VDB
Hydrocotyle verticillata
TENN-V-0159334 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Hydrocotyle verticillata
TENN-V-0159335 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Hydrocotyle verticillata
APSC0028691 Hamilton Tennessee
APSC
Hydrocotyle verticillata
BRIT70289 Obion Tennessee
VDB
Hydrocotyle verticillata
APSC0028698 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Hydrocotyle verticillata
BRIT70288 Henderson Tennessee
VDB
Hydrocotyle verticillata
TENN-V-0159340 McMinn Tennessee
TENN
Hydrocotyle verticillata
TENN-V-0159342 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Hydrocotyle verticillata
TENN-V-0159339 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Hydrocotyle verticillata
TENN-V-0159332 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Hydrocotyle verticillata
APSC0028687 Wayne Tennessee
APSC
Hydrocotyle verticillata
APSC0056199 McNairy Tennessee
APSC
Hydrocotyle verticillata
BRIT70284 Marion Tennessee
VDB
Hydrocotyle verticillata
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