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Hydrocotyle bonariensis
Largeleaf Pennywort
Beach Pennywort
Water Pennywort
Florida native
An occasional plant of beaches, dunes, ponds and canals in much of Florida. The range extends through the southeastern Gulf and Atlantic states from Texas into Virginia, mostly near the coasts.
The leaves of largeleaf pennywort are peltate, being shield-shaped and having the petiole attached to the underside somewhat near the middle of the leaf instead of at the margin. This is one of the species of Hydrocotle that does NOT have a sinus - or cleft - in the leaf that approaches the petiole. The tiny white star-shaped flowers of H. bonariensis are prolific and borne on compound umbels.
Hydrocotyle bonariensis is a member of the Apiaceae - Carrot family.
Other species of the Hydrocotyle genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides - FLOATING MARSHPENNYWORT
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Jul 15, 2021
