Floating Marsh Pennywort | Hydrocotyle spp. in Family Araliaceae ... Aquatic Plant Species

Floating plants move around with wind and currents, They are not attached to any structure. A good example is water hyacinth. The plant Water Shield whose botanical name is Brasenia schreberi belongs to this class of plant. Floating plants in the wild have a habit of getting out of control and block up water ways at times.

The aquatic plant Hydrocotyle spp. whose common name is Floating Marsh Pennywort which belongs to the family Araliaceae is a native plant of the USA.

Floating Marsh Pennywort is a perennial aquatic which means it grows every year or at least for more than one year. Over time it may look the worse for wear and may need to be replaced in an artifiical pond environment.

Medium green leaves are a characteristic of this pond plant. The leaves of Floating Marsh Pennywort are narrow.

Floating Marsh Pennywor t produces white flowers and blooms in summer and spring

The plant can be propagated by seed or cutting.

Hydrocotyle spp. whose common name is Floating Marsh Pennywort blooms in summer and spring

Hydrocotyle spp. belongs to the plant family Araliaceae. Like most aquatic plants Floating Marsh Pennywort needs a lot of good light to grow at its best. It grows at a moderate rate.

Floating Marsh Pennywort can reach a height of 5 feet.