Centella asiatica
Spadeleaf (Centella asiatica) is a native Florida landscape weed that is primarily aquatic. This native weed is used for medicinal purposes in traditional African and Chinese medicine to treat skin conditions and heal wounds.
- Scientific Name: Centella asiatica
- Common Name: Spadeleaf, pennywort
- Seasonality: Warm
- Soil Type: Wet
- Toxicity: Non-Toxic
- Most Commonly Found: In marshes, wet hammocks, floodplain forests and wet disturbed sites throughout Florida
- In Bloom: During the summer
- UF/IFAS Center for Invasive and Aquatic Plants
