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Photographer: Robert H. Read
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Family Hydrophyllaceae
Hydrophyllum appendiculatum Michx.
great waterleaf
Hydrophyllum: Greek hydro for "water" and phyllon, "leaf"
appendiculatum: with small appendages
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| Status: | Special Concern |
| Plant: | erect, biennial, 1'-4' tall forb; taprooted |
| Flower: | lavender to pink, 5-parted, 1/3"-1/2" wide, lobes almost the same length as the tube; inflorescence a branched, very hairy cluster (cyme) held above the upper leaves; blooms May-July |
| Leaf: | main stem leaves roundish in outline with 5-7 shallow, palmately-divided lobes |
| Habitat: | moderate moisture; woods, forests; in rich soil |
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