(n.) A European perennial succulent herb (Cotyledon umbilicus), having round, peltate leaves with a central depression; -- also called pennywort, and kidneywort.
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Pennywort
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(n.) A European trailing herb (Linaria Cymbalaria) with roundish, reniform leaves. It is often cultivated in hanging baskets.
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(1) Evidence given to the committee by the Angling Trust cited the North American signal crayfish and killer shrimp, which prey on fish stocks, and plants such as floating pennywort that deprives fish of oxygen.
(2) Botanical conservationists at wild plant conservation charity Plantlife have been campaigning for more vigorous controls on invasive species, and on 1 April there will be a ban instigated on the sales of five species of aquatic plant, including New Zealand pigmyweed and floating pennywort.