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Hydrocotyle ranunculoides L. f.

floating pennywort (Hydrocotylaceae)

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RestrictedVery strong tendencySE
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Hydrocotyle ranunculoides is a North American aquatic plant that is spreading rapidly both vegetatively and by seed along many of our waterways.

Lockington-Hemington (VC55: Leicestershire); 2023-09-04

 floating pennywort / Hydrocotyle ranunculoides: _Hydrocotyle ranunculoides_ is a North American aquatic plant that is spreading rapidly both vegetatively and by seed along many of our waterways.

Hydrocotyle ranunculoides has shiny leaves, much larger than those of H. vulgaris, and not peltate.

Lockington-Hemington (VC55: Leicestershire); 2023-09-04

 floating pennywort / Hydrocotyle ranunculoides: _Hydrocotyle ranunculoides_ has shiny leaves, much larger than those of _H. vulgaris_, and not peltate.

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L-R: Bidens tripartita, Melilotus officinalis, Mimulus guttatus, Thalictrum flavum, Ranunculus peltatus, Anchusa arvensis, Malva alcea, Lolium perenne