Hydrophyllum
Genus of flowering plants
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Hydrophyllum is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Hydrophyllaceae.[2] It consists of ten species, all of which are native to North America.[1]
| Hydrophyllum | |
|---|---|
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| Hydrophyllum occidentale | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Hydrophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Hydrophyllum L. (1753) |
| Species[1] | |
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10, see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Decemium Raf. (1817) | |
All Hydrophyllum are found in areas of mesic or moist soil.
Species
Ten species are accepted.[1]
- Hydrophyllum alpestre A.Nelson & P.B.Kenn.
- 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
