Hydrophyllaceae
Pacific waterleaf
Hydrophyllum tenuipes
- Family
- Hydrophyllaceae
- Genus
- Hydrophyllum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Pacific waterleaf
Synonyms
- Hydrophyllum tenuipes var. viride Jeps.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 462 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: giantcicada, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Harry Podschwit, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: giantcicada, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Judi Sanders, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jesse Taylor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brodie Cass Talbott, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gavin Slater, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gavin Slater, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gavin Slater, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.