Hydrophyllaceae
Western waterleaf
Hydrophyllum occidentale
- Family
- Hydrophyllaceae
- Genus
- Hydrophyllum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Western waterleaf
Synonyms
- Hydrophyllum macrophyllum var. occidentale S.Watson
- Hydrophyllum occidentale var. watsonii A.Gray
- Hydrophyllum watsonii (A.Gray) Rydb.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Genevieve K. Walden, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gail A Baker, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dee Shea Himes, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 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.