Hydrocotyle bonariensis, the largeleaf pennywort, once a member of the family Apiaceae, now in the family Araliaceae and of the genus Hydrocotyle, is a hairless and creeping perennial. Description Flowers This plant has numerous white to creamy-yellow flowers, and the flower stalks can be in height. Fruits and reproduction The stems creep and root at the nodes; the plant spreads by rhizomes. Dollar Weed produces a dry dehiscent fruit that, at maturity, splits into two or more parts each with a single seed. Habitat This plant lives in sandy areas of somewhat extreme conditions: very dry lands that are flooded sometimes. Community species Ipomoea pes-caprae Senecio crassiflorus Juncus acutus Co-dominate species Imperata brasiliensis Bacopa monnieri Distribution This species colonizes sandy ground and disturbed foreshore sites, estuaries, coastline, sand dunes and ponds. H. bonariensis has also displayed a tendency to prefer, and be stronger at, higher elevations. Native Afrotropic: West-Central Tropical Africa: Cameroon West Tropical Africa: Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal South Tropical Africa: Angola, Mozambique Southern Africa: South Africa Western Indian Ocean: Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion Nearctic: Southeastern United States: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina South-Central United States: Texas Neotropic: Central America: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama Caribbean: Cuba, Puerto Rico Northern South America: Venezuela Brazil: Brazil Western South America: Bolivia, Colombia, Peru Southern South America: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay Neighbors Colombian communities In a remote sensing project for rapid ecological evaluation, H. bonariensis was found in Colombia inhabiting several of the evaluated areas; the last two communities are considered exceptional for the diversity. References External links bonariensis Flora of Africa Flora of the Western Indian Ocean Flora of the Southeastern United States Flora of South America Flora of Australia Flora without expected TNC conservation status