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Frogbit - Hydrocharis morsus-ranae

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Frogbit Frogbit - Hydrocharis morsus-ranae dylan Wider Bristol Region 28 Jul 2022, 12:59 a.m. 13 Jul 2022, 10:32 a.m.
Frogbit Frogbit - Hydrocharis morsus-ranae dylan Wider Bristol Region 28 Jul 2022, 12:59 a.m. 13 Jul 2022, 10:32 a.m.
Frogbit Frogbit - Hydrocharis morsus-ranae dylan Wider Bristol Region 28 Jul 2022, 12:59 a.m. 13 Jul 2022, 10:33 a.m.
Frogbit Frogbit - Hydrocharis morsus-ranae dylan Wider Bristol Region 28 Jul 2022, 12:59 a.m. 13 Jul 2022, 10:33 a.m.

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Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L. - Frogbit.

Main stems are floating stolons to 50(100)cm forming over-wintering terminal buds in autumn; leaves 1.6-5cm across; flowers 2-3cm across; petals white with basal yellow blotch; fruits rarely forming; 2n=28. Native; in ponds, canals and ditches; locally frequent in England, very scattered in Wales and Ireland, formerly Channel Islands, introduced in Central Scotland, decreasing.