water pennyworts

Hydrocotyle

Water pennyworts are small, round plants that grow in wet areas like ponds and marshes. They have shiny green leaves that look like little coins floating on the water!

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The water pennyworts has round, coin-shaped leaves that float on water or rise from wet ground. Its bright green leaves are typically notched at the base, and it produces tiny, unassuming white to greenish-white flowers in small clusters.

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water pennyworts

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In some cultures, young water pennywort leaves are eaten in salads!

It can absorb extra nutrients from the water, acting like a natural filter!

Its leaves look like tiny green coins, inspiring its 'pennywort' name!

Some types are grown in aquariums as pretty underwater decorations.

Habilidades especiales

Water pennyworts can form dense mats, creating floating islands that provide shelter for small aquatic animals.

It has special air-filled tissues (aerenchyma) in its stems, helping it float and get oxygen in muddy environments.

Water pennyworts can grow new plants from tiny stem fragments, allowing it to quickly colonize new wet areas.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 5-20 cm
Extensión: 30-100 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 0.1-0.3 cm
Temporada de floración: Late spring to fall
Comestible: Sí
Toxicidad: Ninguna
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Waterfowl eat its leaves and seeds.

eats

Great Pond Snail

Lymnaea stagnalis

Snails graze on its soft foliage.

shelters

Green Frog

Rana clamitans

Dense mats provide hiding spots for frogs.

shelters

Common Green Darner

Anax junius

Nymphs hide among its submerged stems.

Rasgos

Floración

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

Ornamental

Las plantas ornamentales se cultivan principalmente por su atractivo estético, embelleciendo paisajes y jardines con su atractivo follaje, flores o forma.

Comestible

Las plantas comestibles son aquellas partes de una planta que se consideran seguras para el consumo humano.

Imán para polinizadores

Describe plantas que son particularmente atractivas y beneficiosas para una amplia variedad de organismos polinizadores.

Humedal

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica especies que se encuentran en humedales, que son áreas de tierra saturadas de agua, ya sea permanente o estacionalmente, e incluyen marismas, pantanos y ciénagas.