Araliaceae
Largeleaf pennywort
Hydrocotyle bonariensis
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Genus
- Hydrocotyle
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Largeleaf pennywort
- Spanish
- Munequita de agua, Muñequita de agua
Synonyms
- Hydrocotyle bonariensis var. multiflora (Lam.) Don
- Hydrocotyle bonariensis var. multiflora (Ruiz & Pav.) G.Don
- Hydrocotyle bonariensis var. texana J.M.Coult. & Rose
- Hydrocotyle bonariensis var. tribotrys (Ruiz & Pav.) DC.
- Hydrocotyle multiflora Ruiz & Pav.
- Hydrocotyle pelviformis Gand.
- Hydrocotyle petiolaris DC.
- Hydrocotyle polystachya var. quinqueradiata Thouars ex A.Rich.
- Hydrocotyle polystachya var. triradiata A.Rich.
- Hydrocotyle tribotrys Ruiz & Pav.
- Hydrocotyle umbellata subsp. bonariensis (Comm. ex Lam.) Drude
- Hydrocotyle umbellata var. bonariensis (Comm. ex Lam.) Spreng.
- Hydrocotyle verticillata var. bonariensis (Comm. ex Lam.) Urb.
- Hydrocotyle verticillata var. triradiata (A.Rich.) Fernald
- Hydrocotyle yucatanensis Millsp.
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 3,612 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tyler Bishop, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marcia Stefani, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: luccas.cunha, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Marcia Stefani, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Calegari Costa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Marcia Stefani, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Diego Alex, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Andrés González, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.