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Araliaceae > Hydrocotyle (pennywort)

Largeleaf Pennyworth, Dune Water-pennywort (Hydrocotyle bonariensis) Largeleaf Pennyworth, Dune Water-pennywort (Hydrocotyle bonariensis)
Dare Co., NC
12 Nov 2006

An uncommon native of sand dunes and other moist, sandy habitats in NC, Largeleaf Pennywort is near the northern edge of its range, which extends all the way south to South America (as its scientific name implies)!

Largeleaf Pennyworth, Dune Water-pennywort (Hydrocotyle bonariensis) Largeleaf Pennyworth, Dune Water-pennywort (Hydrocotyle bonariensis)
Dare Co., NC
12 Nov 2006

Largeleaf Pennyworth, Dune Water-pennywort (Hydrocotyle bonariensis) Largeleaf Pennyworth, Dune Water-pennywort (Hydrocotyle bonariensis)
Dare Co., NC
12 Nov 2006


Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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