Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Alismatales
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
FAMILY
Hydrocharitaceae
COMMON NAME:
European frog-bit
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4193
Floating aquatic; Forb
Perennial? Annual?
Dioecious
Non-native
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
Leaves have petioles.
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomes absent; stolons present
FLOWER:
White to pinkish
Unisexual
3-merous
Flowers in leaf axils
FRUIT:
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