Hydrocotyle geraniifolia

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hydrocotyle

At a glance

Occurrence records2 785

Data sources4

Biological traits25

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Hydrocotyle geraniifolia's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 785 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources25 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF2 785 records

01Narrative

Hydrocotyle geraniifolia, commonly known as the forest pennywort, is a species of Hydrocotyle found in Australia. The habitat is moist forest floors often on the sides of hills.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology6

Fruit length2 mm

Fruit width3.5 mm

Leaf length max80 mm

Leaf width65 mm

Leaf width max80 mm

Petiole length6 cm

Life cycle & reproduction8

Dispersal typeanimal

Flowering endJan

Flowering startNov

Flowering timeynnnnnnnnnyy

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromeinsect

Resprouting capacityfire_killed

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberobligatory

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit typemericarp

Growth formherb

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · AusTraits: herb · TRY: climber

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type2 785 records

Wild obs. + sensor2 405

Museum / vouchered377

Cultivated / captive1

Other2

Origin

Native105

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO5 448 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy94% within 1 km

≤100 m 1 771≤1 km 218≤10 km 109>10 km 9

2 107 georeferenced · 298 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor2 405

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy36% within 1 km

≤100 m 44≤1 km 69≤10 km 170>10 km 33

316 georeferenced · 61 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence377

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 1

1 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living1

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions13 of 17 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	108
Mount Annan, AU	104
Canberra, AU	59
Brisbane, AU	35
Armidale, AU	22
Adelaide, AU	13
Batemans Bay, AU	8
Wollongong, AU	5
Hobart, AU	5
NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record	5
Kew, GB	3
Parkville, AU	2
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record	2
AUAlocation not on record	2
Honolulu, US	2
Stockholm, SE	1
Smithfield, AU	1

17 institutions · 377 of 377 vouchered records shown

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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Hydrocotyle geraniifolia

At a glance

Sources4 archives

Size & morphology6

Life cycle & reproduction8

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment8

Physiology & chemistry2

Record type2 785 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions13 of 17 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Record type2 785 records