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Hydrophyllum appendiculatum
Also called Appendaged Waterleaf, Biennial Waterleaf, Appendage Waterleaf
Hydrophyllum appendiculatum, commonly known as great waterleaf, appendage waterleaf, or woolen breeches, is native to central and eastern North America where it is found primarily in the Midwest and Upper South of the United States. It is a biennial that produces lavender-colored flowers in late spring and early summer. The genus Hydrophyllum is placed in the family Hydrophyllaceae.
H. appendiculum is native to the United States from Nebraska and Kansas to the west, Mississippi and Alabama to the south, the Canadian border to the north, and New York to the east. In Canada, it is native to Ontario. Its natural habitat is mesic calcareous forests, bottomland woods, bases of bluffs, quarries, and slopes.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hydrophyllum appendiculatum 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.
