Hydrocotyle umbellata
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B
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Marsh Penny-wort
Araliaceae
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 0.5 ft | |
| Life Span: | Short-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White | |
| Habitats: | Cutthroat seep, wet prairie, dome swamp. Somestimes in floating mats. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Groundcover in moist areas. Can be mowed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Stays Wet ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Attracts bees. A study at the Archbold Biological Station identified the following families of bees using this species:
- Halictidae: Halictus poeyi
- Pompilidae: Episyron conterminus posterus
- Sphecidae: Cerceris blakei, Ectemnius rufipes ais, Epinysson mellipes, Hoplisoides denticulatus denticulatus, Oxybelus emarginatus, Tachysphex apicalis, T. similis
- Vespidae: Leptochilus alcolhuus, Parancistrocerus salcularis rufulus
Archbold Biological Station as cited in the Coastal Plants Wiki.