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DOLLARWEED

18 May

Hydrocotyle umbellata  (and several close relatives in Florida)

(Hydrocotyle means water plate.  An umbel is the type of flower cluster shown below.)

Araliaceae (Apiaceae)

Hydrodotyle umbellata whorl close

Dollarweed Flowers by John Bradford

Hydrocotyle umbellata floating

Dollarweed today…a monoculture, with floating rhizomes.

John and I worked today at Haney Creek Natural Area.  A million bucks worth of Dollarweed there.   Did you know it is native?

To help out today I’ve invited a lawn specialist, Dr. Hoppy Lubber,  who agreed toshare 5 minutes of his precious time.

CLICK HERE

 
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Posted by on May 18, 2018 in Dollarweed, Uncategorized

 

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3 responses to “DOLLARWEED

  1. theshrubqueen's avatar

    theshrubqueen

    May 18, 2018 at 10:51 pm

    Love the Lubbervision, George.

     
  2. Brandy Schram's avatar

    Brandy Schram

    May 19, 2018 at 7:34 am

    Excellent explanation of dollar weed’s place in the ecosystem!

     
  3. Chris Lockhart's avatar

    Chris Lockhart

    May 19, 2018 at 9:45 pm

    Very clever!! Nice job!

     

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