Apiaceae

Eastern grasswort

Lilaeopsis chinensis (L.) Kuntze

Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Lilaeopsis

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Eastern grasswort: Lilaeopsis chinensis (Eastern Lilaeopsis) - Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada — Photo: bobkennedy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 中华水毯草, 中華水毯草, 中华天胡荽, 中華天胡荽
English: Eastern grasswort

Synonyms

Crantzia chinensis (L.) Druce
Crantzia lineata (Michx.) Nutt.
Crantzia lineata f. andina Chodat
Crantzia lineata f. natans Chodat
Crantzia lineata subvar. inundata Wedd.
Crantzia schaffneri Hemsl.
Crantzia schaffneriana f. subterrestris Schltdl.
Crantziola lineata (Michx.) Koso-Pol.
Hallomuellera lineata (Michx.) Kuntze
Hydrocotyle chinensis L.
Hydrocotyle ligulata Bosc ex DC.
Hydrocotyle lineata Michx.
Hydrocotyle sinensis J.F.Gmel.
Lilaeopsis lineata (Michx.) Greene

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: bobkennedy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: bobkennedy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: bobkennedy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: bobkennedy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: bobkennedy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: bobkennedy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: bobkennedy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: bobkennedy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: bobkennedy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: bobkennedy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: bobkennedy, 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.