Pennywort (Hydrocotyle vulgaris)

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

Hydrocotyle vulgaris is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.1 m (0ft 4in) by 0.5 m (1ft 8in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from June to August, and the seeds ripen from July to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). 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, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

taste, they cannot be eaten in quantity. — A strong carroty taste, they cannot be eaten in quantity.

Habitat & North American Range

Bogs, fens and marshes, usually on acid soils. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)