Giant Frog's-bit [Limnobium laevigatum]
Description
Giant Frog's-bit, also known as Amazon Frog's-bit, is native to Central and South America. It grows in a variety of freshwater habitats, including rivers, lakes, and ponds. The plant forms dense mats of floating vegetation and has small, sponge-like structures for buoyancy. It is characterized by its small white flowers and rounded leaves.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Seagrasses
Anthophyta
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|---|---|
| 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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