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waxweed pennywort
Hydrocotyle heteromeria
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Sibthorp's PennywortHydrocotyle sibthorpioides
Ivy-leaved toadflaxCymbalaria muralis
hoary bowlesiaBowlesia incana
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
American Water-pennywortHydrocotyle americana
naked bishop's capMitella nuda
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| New Zealand | 1,661 |
|---|---|
| Wellington Region | 622 |
| Canterbury Region | 497 |
| Otago Region | 109 |
| Tasman Region | 66 |
| Southland Region | 59 |
| Manawatu-Wanganui Region | 46 |
| Taranaki Region | 43 |
| Waikato Region | 39 |
| Nelson Region | 39 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | carrots, ivies, and allies · Apiales |
| Family | ivy family · Araliaceae |
| Genus | water pennyworts · Hydrocotyle |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise waxweed pennywort with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.