Hydrophyllum

Genus of flowering plants

Hydrophyllum
Hydrophyllum occidentale
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Subfamily: Hydrophylloideae
Genus: Hydrophyllum
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Species

8-9, see text

Hydrophyllum is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the waterleaf family. It consists of nine species, all of which are native to North America.

All Hydrophyllum are found in areas of mesic or moist soil.

Species

  • Hydrophyllum appendiculatum Michx. -- Great waterleaf
  • Hydrophyllum brownei Kral & Bates -- Browne's waterleaf
  • Hydrophyllum canadense L. -- Blunt-leaf waterleaf, bluntleaf waterleaf
  • Hydrophyllum capitatum Dougl. ex Benth. -- Ballhead waterleaf
  • Hydrophyllum fendleri (Gray) Heller -- Fendler's waterleaf
  • Hydrophyllum macrophyllum Nutt. -- Largeleaf waterleaf
  • Hydrophyllum occidentale (S. Wats.) Gray -- Western waterleaf
  • Hydrophyllum tenuipes Heller -- Pacific waterleaf
  • Hydrophyllum virginianum L. -- Virginia waterleaf, Shawnee salad

External links

  • Jepson Manual Treatment
Taxon identifiers
Hydrophyllum


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