Hydrophyllum canadense

Hydrophyllum canadense, known as bluntleaf waterleaf, broadleaf waterleaf, or Canada waterleaf, is a flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae. It is native to the eastern United States and Canada.^[1][2][3][4]

Hydrophyllum canadense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Hydrophyllum
Species:	H. canadense
Binomial name
Hydrophyllum canadense L.
Synonyms[1]
Hydrophyllum acerifolium Salisb. Hydrophyllum lobatum Stokes

Hydrophyllum canadense is one of ten species of Hydrophyllum, a genus endemic to North America.^[1] It can be distinguished from other Hydrophyllum species across its range by a combination of the following features: perennial, stem leaves palmately lobed, sepals lacking appendages (or less than 0.5 mm in length), and stamens exserted 3–6 mm.^[5][6]

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  In flower in Maryland

References

1. "Hydrophyllum canadense L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Hydrophyllum canadense​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
3. Brouillet L, Desmet P, Coursol F, Meades SJ, Favreau M, Anions M, Bélisle P, Gendreau C, Shorthouse D, et al. (2010). "Hydrophyllum canadense L". Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN). Retrieved 18 April 2019.
4. "Hydrophyllum canadense L." ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
5. Weakley, Alan S. (2018), Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, working draft of 20 August 2018, University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
6. "Hydrophyllum". michiganflora.net. Michigan Flora. Retrieved 20 October 2019.