Hydrophyllaceae
Great waterleaf
Hydrophyllum appendiculatum
- Family
- Hydrophyllaceae
- Genus
- Hydrophyllum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Great waterleaf
Synonyms
- Decemium appendiculatum (Michx.) Brand
- Decemium hirtum Raf.
- Hydrophyllum appendiculatum f. album Steyerm.
- Hydrophyllum hispidum (Raf.) Riddell
- Nemophila paniculata Spreng.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Cbaile19, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Mark Anderson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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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.