American Marsh Pennywort vs Whorled Marsh Pennywort

Hydrocotyle americana compared with Hydrocotyle verticillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Marsh Pennywort	Whorled Marsh Pennywort
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
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 americana	Hydrocotyle verticillata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

American Marsh Pennywort

LC — Least Concern

Whorled Marsh Pennywort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Marsh Pennywort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, South Africa, and 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).

American Marsh Pennywort

The American Marsh Pennywort (Hydrocotyle americana) is a species in the genus Hydrocotyle. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States