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[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]  
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]  


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Leaves with a pinkish tinge.[http://ketenewplymouth.peoplesnetworknz.info/image_files/0000/0004/7439/Hydrocotyle_moschata-001.JPG]  
Leaves with a pinkish tinge.[[File:Hydrocotyle moschata-001.JPG|frameless|upright 2.25]]  


The hairy leaf.<br />
The hairy leaf.<br />
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Kingdom: Plantae
(Unranked): Angiosperms
(Unranked): Eudicots
(Unranked): Asterids
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass: Rosidae
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Hydrocotyle
Species: H. moschata
Binomial name: Hydrocotyle moschata
Common name: Musky marsh pennywort, Hairy pennywort

Hydrocotyle moschata is a prostrate far creeping perennial with hairy leaves and is found throughout New Zealand. The soft textured leaves sometimes have a red margin. Flowering occurs October–March and its fruits appear November-April
Description:  Perennial, forming large patches; stems slender. Lvs simple, usually dull green, often with a reddish margin, moderately to densely hairy above and below or moderately hairy above only, 5-20-(25) mm diam., divided to 1/4-?-(1/2) of radius into 5-7 segments; segments broadly obovate, each again usually 3-lobed and serrate; teeth with blunt or sharp cartilaginous points; margins flat; petiole ± glabrous or moderately to densely hairy. Umbels simple, with numerous fls; peduncles = or somewhat <lvs. Fls subsessile. Fr. glabrous, 1.3-1.5 × 1-1.3 mm, acute on dorsal edge; ribs raised, slender. 
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]  

Hydrocotyle moschata.JPG   

Leaves with a pinkish tinge.Hydrocotyle moschata-001.JPG  

The hairy leaf.
Hydrocotyle moschata-001.JPG 

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