- In flower in Maryland
| Hydrophyllum canadense | |
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| 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] | |
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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 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]