BUCKBEAN

Class: Menyanthes trifoliata

Family: BUCKBEAN FAMILY

Sub Family: Menyanthaceae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: White to pink-tinged

Height: 15-49 cm (6-19")

Each Flower: 2 cm (3/4") across with 5-6 narrow, pointed petals covered with long, coarse, white hairs inside; 5 stamens and style often longer than these; 5-6 lobed green calyx

Leaves: Basal, with 4.2 cm (1 3/4") long stalks, terminating in 3 separate, leathery, leaf segments each 6.5-7.5 cm (2 1/2-3") long, egg-shaped with indented margins; each segment has short stalk

Stems: Visible flower-stem round, smooth, and leafless

Blooming Period: May - August

Habitat: Lake edges and bogs

Note:

Root and lower stem often submerged