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Largeleaf waterleaf

Hydrophyllum macrophyllum

Also called Large Leaf Water Leaf

Largeleaf waterleaf
Photo: Mason Brock (Masebrock), Public domain
Family
Hydrophyllaceae (Hydrophyll family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
EC. & E. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Hydrophyllum macrophyllum, commonly known as the hairy waterleaf or largeleaf waterleaf, is native to the eastern United States where it is found primarily in the Midwest and Upper South. The genus Hydrophyllum is placed in the family Hydrophyllaceae.

Its natural habitat is forests with mesic, rocky, calcareous soil. It is a perennial that produces cream-colored flowers in late spring.

Other Hydrophyllum plants

Great waterleaf · Brown's waterleaf · Bluntleaf waterleaf · Ballhead waterleaf · Fendler's waterleaf · Western waterleaf · Pacific waterleaf · Eastern waterleaf · Waterleaf

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hydrophyllum macrophyllum 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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