common frog’s-bit

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common frog’s-bit

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Also known as: Hydrocharis morsus-ranae

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Hydrocharitaceae
The common frog’s-bit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae), from which the family receives its common name, is an ornamental rootless water plant with round or heart-shaped floating leaves and small attractive three-petaled white flowers. The water soldier (Stratiotes aloides) bears rosettes of tough sharp-edged leaves that float in summer…
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The common frog’s-bit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae), from which the family receives its common name, is an ornamental rootless water plant with round or heart-shaped floating leaves and small attractive three-petaled white flowers. The water soldier (Stratiotes aloides) bears rosettes of tough sharp-edged leaves that float in summer…
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