American Frog's-bit [Limnobium spongia]
Description
American Frog's-bit is an aquatic plant native to the southeastern United States. It prefers slow-moving or still freshwater environments, like ponds and marshes. The plant has a spongy structure that aids in floatation, with heart-shaped leaves and small white flowers that bloom from late summer to early fall.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Seagrasses
Anthophyta
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Seagrasses
Anthophyta
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| Order |
Eelgrasses
Zosterales
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| Family |
Frog's-bit
Hydrocharitaceae
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| Genus |
Frog's-bit
Hydrocharis
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