Menyanthaceae

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Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Menyanthaceae
Menyanthes trifoliata L.

Menyanthes trifoliata L.

Menyanthes trifoliata L.

Menyanthes trifoliata L. is an aquatic plant found across Northern Hemisphere fens and bogs, used historically for food, brewing, and treating sleep issues.

Nephrophyllidium crista-galli (Menzies ex Hook.) Gilg

Nephrophyllidium crista-galli (Menzies ex Hook.) Gilg

Nephrophyllidium crista-galli (Menzies ex Hook.) Gilg

Deer cabbage (Nephrophyllidium crista-galli) is the only species in the monotypic aquatic flowering plant genus Nephrophyllidium, in the family Menyanthaceae.

Nymphoides cordata (Elliott) Fernald

Nymphoides cordata (Elliott) Fernald

Nymphoides cordata (Elliott) Fernald

Nymphoides cordata, or little floatingheart, is an aquatic plant with heart-shaped floating leaves and white five-petaled flowers native to eastern North America.

Nymphoides indica (L.) Kuntze

Nymphoides indica (L.) Kuntze

Nymphoides indica (L.) Kuntze

Nymphoides indica is a rhizome-spreading aquatic plant that forms 1 cm white flower clusters that may have five or more petals.

Nymphoides peltata (S.G.Gmel.) Kuntze

Nymphoides peltata (S.G.Gmel.) Kuntze

Nymphoides peltata (S.G.Gmel.) Kuntze

Nymphoides peltata, or fringed water-lily, is an edible aquatic perennial plant with conservation status in multiple regions.

Nymphoides aquatica (J.F.Gmel.) Kuntze

Nymphoides aquatica (J.F.Gmel.) Kuntze

Nymphoides aquatica (J.F.Gmel.) Kuntze

Nymphoides aquatica, the Banana Plant, is an aquatic dioecious perennial grown ornamentally rooted or floating.

Nymphoides hydrophylla (Lour.) Kuntze

Nymphoides hydrophylla (Lour.) Kuntze

Nymphoides hydrophylla (Lour.) Kuntze

Nymphoides hydrophylla (crested floating-heart) is a Taiwanese aquatic edible ornamental that can become an invasive weed outside its native range.

Ornduffia reniformis (R.Br.) Tippery & Les

Ornduffia reniformis (R.Br.) Tippery & Les

Ornduffia reniformis (R.Br.) Tippery & Les

Ornduffia reniformis is an emergent aquatic perennial herb found in Australian freshwater wetlands, with yellow flowers and floating green leaves.

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