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Virginia Waterleaf
Hydrophyllum virginianum		  
Family Waterleaf (Hydrophyllaceae)
Bloom Late Spring
Habitat Deciduous Woods
Status Native
Cycle Perennial
Height 6-12"
Flower Flowers form a round cluster of small white - light blue bell-shaped flowers on stalks extending above the leaves. Each flower has 5 petals and 5 stamens protruding out of the flower. The flowers are about 1/4 to 1/2 inch.
Leaf Leaves are large (5-6" long with 5-7 sharply toothed lobes per leaf.  Leaves are sometimes covered in white "water spots".
Notes These plants often grow in large mats reproducing by underground roots. 

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