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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Limnobium spongia
FAMILY
Hydrocharitaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Limnobium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Limnobium spongia
FAMILY
Hydrocharitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 028-04-001:
Limnobium spongia
FAMILY
Hydrocharitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Limnobium spongia
COMMON NAME:
American Frogsbit, Spongeplant
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September
SE-EPPC Aquatic Plant ID Workshop
Leaves long-stalked with floating or emergent blades, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
COMPARE
aquatic plants
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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 028-04-001:
Limnobium spongia
FAMILY
Hydrocharitaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Limnobium spongia
2985
Emergent aquatic that also has floating leaves (rooted); Forb
Perennial
Dioecious
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: swamps, marshes, ponds, pools, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette
Leaves have petioles.
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Unisexual
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