Araliaceae

Whorled marshpennywort

Hydrocotyle verticillata Thunb.

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hydrocotyle

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Whorled marshpennywort (Hydrocotyle verticillata) — FlowerPhoto: scallions, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Chinese: 南美天胡荽, 銅錢草, 轮生香菇草, 香菇草
English: Whorled marshpennywort
German: Amerikanischer Wassernabel
Indonesian: Antanan air
Tamil: மலை வல்லாரை, ஐபிரீட் வல்லாரை

Synonyms

Centella verticillata (Thunb.) Fourc.
Hydrocotyle featherstoniana Jenn.
Hydrocotyle vulgaris var. communis Cham. & Schltdl.
Hydrocotyle vulgaris var. verticillata (Thunb.) Pers.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: scallions, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Chase Mathey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Alison Northup, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Amy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Chuck Wilson, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ton Rulkens from Mozambique, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.