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Appendaged Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum appendiculatum) |
Color Photograph: © by and courtesy of Robert H. Read, University of Wisconsin
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Hydrophyllum canadense Appendaged Waterleaf is similar in appearance to Broad-leaved Waterleaf. The flowers of Broad-leaved Waterleaf are white to pale violet, not pure violet. The stem of Broad-leaved Waterleaf is smooth, not hairy, and its flower stalks do not exceed the opposite leaf in length. Appendaged Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum appendiculatum) Identification: Flowers violet, delicate, with 5 petals and a series of long, projecting stamens. Flowers arranged in a loose cluster arising on a long flower stem with a leaf, flower stalk exceeding the leaf in length. Stem hairy. Leaves without separate lobes, but partially divided, maplelike, with sharply projecting lobes. Plant 1 to 2 feet in in height. Distribution: Minnesota in the west to New York in the east, southward to Arkansas and Alabama. Habitat: Appendaged Waterleaf is a species of rich woods. Flowering period: May to June. |
Appendaged Waterleaf
Similar Species: Broad-leaved Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum canadense)
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