floating pennywort vs marsh pennywort

Hydrocotyle ranunculoides compared with Hydrocotyle vulgaris

Key Differences

floating pennywort is Least Concern while marsh pennywort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating pennywort	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 ranunculoides	Hydrocotyle vulgaris

Evolutionary Relationship

floating pennywort and marsh pennywort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hydrocotyle.

View Genus: Hydrocotyle

Conservation Status

floating pennywort

LC — Least Concern

marsh pennywort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating pennywort	marsh pennywort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

floating pennywort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Zambia), Asia (5 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, Guatemala), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

marsh pennywort

Habitat

Inhabits temperate grasslands and steppes and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia, Japan, Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.