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Hydrophyllum appendiculatum (Great waterleaf)
Flaigg, Norman G.

Hydrophyllum appendiculatum Michx.

Great waterleaf, Appendaged waterleaf

Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf Family)

USDA Symbol: HYAP

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

Appendaged Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum appendiculatum) has showier lavender flowers than, and leaves that are lobed but not as deeply cut as, those of Virginia Waterleaf (H. virginianum). Its range is from Ontario and Minnesota south to Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Missouri, and eastern Kansas.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Biennial
Habit: Herb
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Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Purple
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: lavender

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , MI , MN , MO , MS , NE , OH , PA , TN , WI , WV
Canada: ON
USDA Native Status: L48(N), CAN(N)

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Hydrophyllum appendiculatum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Hydrophyllum appendiculatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Hydrophyllum appendiculatum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2012-08-06
Research By: TWC Staff

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