Hairy Pennywort vs Whorled Marsh Pennywort

Hydrocotyle moschata compared with Hydrocotyle verticillata

Key Differences

• Hairy Pennywort is Not Evaluated while Whorled Marsh Pennywort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Pennywort	Whorled Marsh Pennywort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Apiales (Apiales)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family same	Araliaceae	Araliaceae
Genus same	Hydrocotyle	Hydrocotyle
Species	Hydrocotyle moschata	Hydrocotyle verticillata

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Pennywort and Whorled Marsh Pennywort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hydrocotyle.

Conservation Status

Hairy Pennywort

NE — Not Evaluated

Whorled Marsh Pennywort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Pennywort	Whorled Marsh Pennywort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Pennywort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Whorled Marsh Pennywort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, Spain), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇸 United States