Native Plant Database

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: 3-10
Fruit:
Size Class: 0-1 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , CA , CT , DE , FL , GA , IN , LA , MA , MD , MI , MN , MS , NC , NJ , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , TN , TX , VA
Canada: NS
Native Habitat: In wet places principally in the eastern half of Texas. Sand, loam, clay, mud. Poor drainage okay.
USDA Native Status: L48(N), PR(N), CAN(N)

Growing Conditions

Water Use: Medium
Light Requirement: Sun , Part Shade , Shade
Soil Moisture: Moist , Wet
Aquatic: yes
Conditions Comments: Water pennyworts unusual umbrella shaped leaves are very intriguing. It will grow as a vigorous groundcover for moist soils or it can be submerged in shallow water up to 4. Good for ponds and wetlands.

Benefit

Warning: Ingesting the leaves may cause nausea. Sensitivity to a toxin varies with a person’s age, weight, physical condition, and individual susceptibility. Children are most vulnerable because of their curiosity and small size. Toxicity can vary in a plant according to season, the plant’s different parts, and its stage of growth; and plants can absorb toxic substances, such as herbicides, pesticides, and pollutants from the water, air, and soil.
Interesting Foliage: yes
Deer Resistant: Minimal

Propagation

Commercially Avail: yes

Mr. Smarty Plants says

Native plants to stop pond bank erosion
June 04, 2008
I recently purchased a home with a small pond in which a nearby stream daylights. The former owner placed large field stone around the pond and the small stream; however, the area around the pond and...
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Ground cover for trails in Northeast Texas
January 09, 2008
I have several acres of wooded land in Northeast Texas, Southern Lamar County. Both sandy and black land. I have created trails through the woods and would like to plant a native ground cover or gras...
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From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:

Fredericksburg Nature Center - Fredericksburg, TX
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Austin, TX
Brackenridge Field Laboratory - Austin, TX
Nueces River Authority - Uvalde, TX

Herbarium Specimen(s)

NPSOT 0899 Collected Jun 24, 1994 in Bexar County by Harry Cliffe

Bibliography

Bibref 286 - Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country (1989) Enquist, M.

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Hydrocotyle umbellata in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Hydrocotyle umbellata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Hydrocotyle umbellata