Hydrocotyle leucocephala
Brazilian pennywort
Description
Hydrocotyle leucocephala is a small, creeping plant that belongs to the family Araliaceae. It is commonly known as Brazilian pennywort, or simply pennywort. The plant has round, bright green leaves that are slightly scalloped along the edges. It produces small, white flowers that are clustered together in a ball-shaped inflorescence. This plant is often used in aquariums as a groundcover or as a floating plant.
Kingdom
Plantae
Subkingdom
Tracheobionta
Super division
Magnoliopsida
Division
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Apiales
Family
Araliaceae
Genus
Hydrocotyle
Title
Hydrocotyle leucocephala