NameThatPlant.net: Nymphoides aquatica

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Nymphoides aquatica FAMILY Menyanthaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nymphoides aquatica FAMILY Menyanthaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 155-06-002:

Nymphoides aquatica FAMILY Gentianaceae

COMMON NAME:
Big Floating Heart, Banana Floating Heart

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Nymphoides aquatica FAMILY Menyanthaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nymphoides aquatica FAMILY Menyanthaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 155-06-002:
Nymphoides aquatica FAMILY Gentianaceae

2685

Floating-leaved aquatic (rooted); Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Limesink ponds (dolines), other acidic and nutrient-poor water-filled depressions, sluggish streams, beaverponds, primarily in the Outer and Middle Coastal Plain, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Floating stems with single leaves
Margins entire

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
White
5 sepals united at base
5 petals united only at base
5 stamens

Flowers in simple umbels

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule

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