2985

Emergent aquatic that also has floating leaves (rooted); Forb
Perennial

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC

Uncommon

Look for it in swamps, marshes, ponds, pools, per Weakley's Flora

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Aquatic ...Wet

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette
Leaves have petioles.

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
3-merous
3 sepals
3 petals
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

• Field Guide to Aquatic Plants of Alabama p19
• Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p337
• Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p113
• Wildflowers of Tennessee p337

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Alismatales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Limnobium spongia   FAMILY Hydrocharitaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Limnobium spongia   FAMILY Hydrocharitaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 028-04-001:
Limnobium spongia   FAMILY Hydrocharitaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Limnobium spongia