The coin grass plants native to Asian countries but now naturalized in elsewhere as a herb. It is commonly found on grass land, paddy field, along land near the tanks(lakes) in Sri Lanka. Also it is cultivate as a ornamental plant. The plant widely used in traditional Chinese medicine in East Asian Countries.
| Common Classification | |
|---|---|
| Common Names | Whorled Penny-wort, Gold Coin Grass, Coin grass, Jin Qian Cao, Money grass |
| Scientific Name | Hydrocotyle verticillata |
| Sinhala Name | Wal Gotukola, Kassi Gas |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Family | Araliaceae |
| Genus | Hydrocotyle |
| Species | H. verticillata |
| Synonym | Centella homalocarpa, Hydrocotyle australis |
| Ecology | |
| Category | Weed |
| Growth Habit | Small-Shrub |
| Duration | Annual |
| Origin | Introduced |
| Status | Natural |
| Property | |
| Culinary / Edible | No |
| Use as Herb | No |
| Other Use | n/a |
| Poisoned / Toxin | No |
| Identification | |
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Correction : Scientific Name 01/07/2015
