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Hydrocotyle
Genus

Full scientific name

Hydrocotyle L.

Currently classified as a weed
No
  • Identification and control (Massey University)

This genus is in the family:

Araliaceae
Family

The genus Hydrocotyle includes:

Hydrocotyle americana
Species
Common names
waxweed
Hydrocotyle bonariensis
Species
Scientific synonyms
Hydrocotyle umbellata
Hydrocotyle bowlesioides
Species
Common names
water pennywort
Hydrocotyle leucocephala
Species
Common names
pennywort
Hydrocotyle muscosa
Species
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
Species
Hydrocotyle tripartita
Species
Common names
Australian hydrocotyle
Hydrocotyle umbellata
Species
Common names
water pennywort
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Species
Common names
pennywort
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