Hydrocotyle vulgaris L., 1753 41% complete

Marsh pennywort

Sp. Pl.: 234 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced9 Differs from sources3 Source not recorded13 Not on the record7 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 234 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Marsh pennywort No source recorded
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Observations Azores, Europe to Medit. No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 12 cm
  • 12 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 17 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 88, 116, 164, 174, 178, 500, 818, 898, 918
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Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color white Sourced
Foliage texture empty Not on the record
Fruit shape empty Not on the record
Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
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Maximum height 15 cm
  • 15 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 88, 116, 164, 174, 178, 500, 818, 898, 918
Sourced
Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months jun, jul, aug, sep Differs from sources
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 178, 818, 918
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Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 8 / 9 · very humid air No source recorded
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Ground humidity 9 / 12 · amphibious part of the year (seasonal helophyte)
  • 9 / 12 · amphibious part of the year (seasonal helophyte) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
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Light 7 / 9 · half-light to light
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 169, 489
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Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Ph maximum pH 6.5 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 5.5 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 2 / 9 · very poor (peroligotrophic)
  • 3 / 9 · poor (oligotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 169, 242
Differs from sources
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 1 / 9 · barely saline (hyperoligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Differs from sources
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 5 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Propagation method — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record