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floating marsh pennywort

Hydrocotyle ranunculoides

Floating marsh pennywort is a fun plant that loves to float on water! Its round leaves look like little green coins and are often found in wetlands and ponds.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The floating marsh pennywort has bright green, round, scallop-edged leaves that float gracefully on the water's surface. Its tiny, star-shaped flowers are white to greenish-white, emerging from the leaf bases. It's distinct for its small, lily-pad like appearance in dense clusters.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

In some parts of the world, people eat its fresh, crisp leaves in salads!

It's sometimes used in aquariums to provide shade and shelter for fish!

Its round, coin-shaped leaves give it the "pennywort" part of its name!

This amazing plant can form thick, floating rafts that completely cover ponds!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Rapid Spreader

Floating marsh pennywort can quickly spread, forming dense mats that help it dominate its watery habitat.

Fähigkeit

Rooting Power

It has nodes along its stems that can root into the sediment, anchoring the plant and helping it grow.

Fähigkeit

Water Purifier

This plant can absorb excess nutrients from the water, acting like a natural filter for its environment.

Maße und Details

Höhe
2-5 cm
Ausbreitung
50-200 cm
Blütengröße
0.1-0.3 cm
Blütezeit
Late Spring to Early Fall
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Great pond snail

Lymnaea stagnalis

Snails graze on its leaves.

shelters

Mosquitofish

Gambusia affinis

Provides cover for small fish.

eaten by

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Ducks may nibble on new growth.

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

Attracts bees to its small flowers.

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Sicherheit

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von floating marsh pennywort?

2-5 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von floating marsh pennywort?

50-200 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von floating marsh pennywort?

0.1-0.3 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von floating marsh pennywort?

Late Spring to Early Fall

Was ist der/die/das essbar von floating marsh pennywort?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von floating marsh pennywort?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von floating marsh pennywort?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von floating marsh pennywort?

Insekten

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