Hydrocotyle prolifera

Hydrocotyle prolifera, commonly called whorled marshpennywort ,^[1] is a species of flowering plant in the ginseng family (Araliaceae). It is native to North America and South America, where it is widespread.^[2] In the United States, it is largely restricted to the southeastern and southwestern regions.^[3] Its natural habitat is in swamp forests, or in pools of standing water.^[2]

Hydrocotyle prolifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Araliaceae
Genus:	Hydrocotyle
Species:	H. prolifera
Binomial name
Hydrocotyle prolifera Kellogg

Hydrocotyle prolifera is an herbaceous perennial that grows as an emergent aquatic plant. It flowers from May through August.^[4] It can be distinguished from the similar looking Hydrocotyle verticillata by its pedicellate flowers and fruits, in contrast to the sessile of subsessile flowers and fruits of H. verticillata.^[2]