Nymphoides peltata (S.G.Gmel.) Kuntze
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Menyanthaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Stems stout, commonly 2–3 mm thick, bearing a pair of opposite, usually unequal lvs subtending the umbel, often extended and bearing additional umbels; lvs subrotund, 5–15 cm long and wide; fls heterostylic; cor bright yellow, 2–2.5 cm, its lobes somewhat fringed below; anthers 4–5 mm; fr 12–25 mm, strongly beaked; seeds flat, the margin ciliate and narrowly winged; 2n=54. Native of Europe, intr. in quiet waters here and there in our range. June–Sept.
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Common Names
yellow floating heart