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.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

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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floating marsh pennywort

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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!

Habilidades especiales

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

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

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

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 2-5 cm
Extensión: 50-200 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 0.1-0.3 cm
Temporada de floración: Late Spring to Early Fall
Comestible: Sí
Toxicidad: Ninguna
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

Floración

Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.

Comestible

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Crecimiento rápido

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