Taxon:  Hydrophyllum virginianum L.



Summary
Genus:
Hydrophyllum
Family:
Hydrophyllaceae
Nomen number:
455790
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:146.  1753
Verified:
01/07/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
6 (6  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Flora of the Washington-Baltimore area (DC Flora Checklist) (on-line resource).
  2. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  3. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  4. Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
  5. Chester, E. W. et al. 1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
  6. Deam, C. C. 1940. Flora of Indiana.
  7. Eilers, L. J. & D. M. Roosa. 1994. The vascular plants of Iowa
  8. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  9. Harmon, P. J. et al. 2006. Checklist and atlas of the vascular flora of West Virginia.
  10. Jones, R. L. 2005. Plant life of Kentucky: an illustrated guide to the vascular flora.
  11. Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
  12. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
  13. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
  14. Mohlenbrock, R. H. & D. M. Ladd. 1978. Distribution of Illinois vascular plants
  15. Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio.
  16. Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley. 1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas
  17. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  18. Smith, E. B. 1978. An atlas and annotated list of the vascular plants of Arkansas
  19. Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
  20. Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
  21. Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.
  22. Wetter, M. A. et al. WISFLORA: Wisconsin vascular plant species (on-line resource).
  23. Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishJohn's-cabbage  1Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
EnglishVirginia waterleaf  1Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
Swedishgrenig indiankål  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntarios.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébecs.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinois Mohlenbrock, R. H. & D. M. Ladd. 1978. Distribution of Illinois vascular plants
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIowa Eilers, L. J. & D. M. Roosa. 1994. The vascular plants of Iowa
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesKansase.McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMinnesota Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley. 1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMissouri Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNebraskae.McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNorth Dakotae. & s.-c.McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesOklahomae.McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesSouth Dakotae.McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesWisconsin Wetter, M. A. et al. WISFLORA: Wisconsin vascular plant species (on-line resource).
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndiana Deam, C. C. 1940. Flora of Indiana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichigan Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Hampshire Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Jersey Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhio Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesVermont Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesWest Virginia Harmon, P. J. et al. 2006. Checklist and atlas of the vascular flora of West Virginia.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesArkansasn.Smith, E. B. 1978. An atlas and annotated list of the vascular plants of Arkansas
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesDelaware Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesDistrict of Columbia Flora of the Washington-Baltimore area (DC Flora Checklist) (on-line resource).
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesKentucky Jones, R. L. 2005. Plant life of Kentucky: an illustrated guide to the vascular flora.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaryland Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolina Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesTennesseee.Chester, E. W. et al. 1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginia Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaManitobas.e.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Native
Northern America
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec (s.), Ontario (s.)]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Manitoba (s.e.)]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (e.), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska (e.), North Dakota (e. & s.-c.), Oklahoma (e.), South Dakota (e.), Wisconsin]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arkansas (n.), Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee (e.), Virginia, District of Columbia]

Reference(s)
  1. Flora of the Washington-Baltimore area (DC Flora Checklist) (on-line resource).
  2. Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland
  3. Chester, E. W. et al. 1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
  4. Deam, C. C. 1940. Flora of Indiana.
  5. Eilers, L. J. & D. M. Roosa. 1994. The vascular plants of Iowa
  6. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  7. Harmon, P. J. et al. 2006. Checklist and atlas of the vascular flora of West Virginia.
  8. Jones, R. L. 2005. Plant life of Kentucky: an illustrated guide to the vascular flora.
  9. Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
  10. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1977. Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains.
  11. Mohlenbrock, R. H. & D. M. Ladd. 1978. Distribution of Illinois vascular plants
  12. Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967-. The vascular flora of Ohio.
  13. Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley. 1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas
  14. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  15. Smith, E. B. 1978. An atlas and annotated list of the vascular plants of Arkansas
  16. Steyermark, J. A. 1977. Flora of Missouri.
  17. Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
  18. Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.
  19. Wetter, M. A. et al. WISFLORA: Wisconsin vascular plant species (on-line resource).
  20. Wherry, E. T. et al. 1979. Atlas of the flora of Pennsylvania.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=455790. Accessed 14 May 2026.