MARSH PENNYWORT
Hydrocotyle Vulgaris
Pennywort Family [Hydrocotylaceae] 
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Pennywort Family [Hydrocotylaceae]
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| 3rd Aug 2006 | Photo: © Paul Breslin |
| Short, but 3 inches tall. Grows in shallow water often overgrown by much larger plants. |
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| 3rd Aug 2006 | Photo: © Paul Breslin |
| The leaves carpet the ground hiding the wetness beneath. |
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| 8th July 2009, Ainsdale dunes, Southport, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
| The leaves are shiny, almost round with less than a dozen shallow lobes on the periphery. Stem in the centre. |
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| 8th July 2009, Ainsdale dunes, Southport, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
| Eight veins radiate from the centre, forking when half-way into several fractal branches. |
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| 8th July 2009, Ainsdale dunes, Southport, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
| It is said that the rear of the leaf hides the tiny flowers. They must be minute! Thin hairy stems, one to a leaf. |
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Some similarities to : Navelwort (the leaves only) No relation to : Wall Pennywort [a plant with similar name]
Marsh Pennywort was previously ascribed to the Apiaceae family, but has since been moved into a family of its own, together with two other Pennyworts Floating Pennywort and ANY TEXT GOES HERE |
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Pennywort Family [Hydrocotylaceae]
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