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Erect centella

Centella erecta

Also called American Coinwort

Erect centella
Photo: RVSankar, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
Trop. & Subtrop. America
Climate
temperate

About

Centella erecta, or erect centella, is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial herb found throughout temperate regions of the Americas, from New Jersey to Chile.

Other Centella plants

Spadeleaf · Swamp Pennywort · Pennywort

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Centella erecta by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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