Water Pennywort (Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides)

Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.1 m (0ft 4in) by 0.3 m (1ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6. It is in flower from May to September, and the seeds ripen from June to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

The whole plant is eaten raw or cooked as a potherb. It has a parsley-like aroma. — The whole plant is eaten raw or cooked as a potherb.; It has a parsley-like aroma.

Habitat & North American Range

Shady places in lowland areas of C. and S. Japan. Stream banks or forests in wet grassy places at elevations of 400 - 3000 metres in China. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)