Hydrocharis definitions

Hydrocharis

1) Genus hydrocharis 2) Liliopsid genus 3) Monocot genus
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Hydrocharis is a genus of aquatic plants within the family Hydrocharitaceae. The best known species is Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, commonly called common or European frogbit, and occasionally water-poppy. The name `American frogbit` refers to another aquatic plant, Limnobium spongia. ...
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Hydrocharis

(Frogbit) This hardy, aquatic perennial, commonly known as Frogbit, is native to Asia and Europe. Resembling a miniature Water Lily, Frogbits produce glossy green, kidney-shaped leaves, about an inch across. These grow in rosettes on the surface of the water, from long petioles. The undersides of the leaves are covered with spongy, air-holding tiss...
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