Pennywort
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Pennywort is a name given to several completely different plants around the world. In general they all have round leaves
and a low-growing habit. It may refer to:
Leaves
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and a low-growing habit. It may refer to:
- In Asia: the edible Asiatic PennywortCentella asiaticaCentella asiatica is a small herbaceous annual plant of the family Mackinlayaceae or subfamily Mackinlayoideae of family Apiaceae, and is native to India, Sri Lanka, northern Australia, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, and other parts of Asia...
, Centella asiatica, aka Gotu Kola, Luei Gong Gen, Takip-kohol, Antanan, Pegagan, Pegaga, vallaarai (வல்லாரை), Kula kud, Bai Bua Bok (ใบบัวบก), Brahmi, or rau má, pak nork (ຜັກໜອກ) - In Europe: NavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisUmbilicus rupestris is a fleshy, perennial, edible flowering plant in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae so named for its umbilicate leaves....
, Umbilicus rupestris (formerly Cotyledon umbilicus), aka Penny-pies, Wall Pennywort, or Kidney Wort, a succulent, perennial flowering plant in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae - Water pennywortHydrocotyleHydrocotyle sometimes called water pennywort, Indian Pennywort, Marsh Penny, Thick-leaved Pennywort and even White Rot...
, the genus Hydrocotyle, aka Indian Pennywort, Marsh Penny, Thick-leaved Pennywort and even White Rot, aquatic or semi-aquatic plants- such as the edible DollarweedHydrocotyle umbellataHydrocotyle umbellata, is an aquatic plant that thrives in wet, sandy habitat. Its English common name is manyflower marsh pennywort or dollarweed. It is native to North America and parts of South America. It can also be found growing as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed on other...
, Hydrocotyle umbellata
- such as the edible Dollarweed
- Liver leafAnemone hepaticaAnemone hepatica is a herbaceous perennial growing from a rhizome in the buttercup family , native to woodland in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.- Taxonomy :The taxonomy of the genus Anemone and its species is not fully resolved...
, Anemone hepatica, aka liverwort - Virginian Pennywort, Obolaria virginica
- Cymbalaria aequitriloba, tiny ivy-like leaves with copious purple-pink flowers with yellow throats. There is also a type with white flowers called Cymbalaria muralis 'Alba Compacta'