Buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)

Menyanthes trifoliata

Description 2

Flower: White simple shaped, 5 petals
Leaves: palmately compound in 3s, attached at rootstock, sometimes several inches away from flowering stem, leaflets oval to oblong with smooth, sometimes wavy edges
Height: 4-12 inched
Flowering: April - July
Habitat: bogs, wetlands, along shores, shallow water

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Susan Elliott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Susan Elliott
  2. (c) Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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Color of flowers White