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Hydrophyllum virginianum
Also called Virginia Waterleaf, John's Cabbage, Shawnee Salad
Hydrophyllum virginianum, commonly called Virginia waterleaf or eastern waterleaf, is an herbaceous perennial plant native to Eastern North America where it is primarily found in the Midwest, Northeast, and Appalachian regions. The genus Hydrophyllum is placed in the family Hydrophyllaceae.
Its natural habitat is in bottomland forests, mesic upland forests, and rocky forested bluffs.
Great waterleaf · Brown's waterleaf · Bluntleaf waterleaf · Ballhead waterleaf · Fendler's waterleaf · Largeleaf waterleaf · Western waterleaf · Pacific waterleaf · Waterleaf
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hydrophyllum virginianum 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.
