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Menyanthes trifoliata L.  
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FamilyMENYANTHACEAE
Genus speciesMenyanthes trifoliata L. 
SynonymsMenyanthes americana Sweet
 Menyanthes latifolia Raf.
 Menyanthes paradoxa Fr.
Habitatbogs, marshes
Descriptionpetioles at base vaginate-dilate, leaves obovate oblong, obtuse, flowers in long pedunculate, axillary raceme, corolla lobes triangular, ciliate, inside long barbate
Size20-30cm
Colorpink
Bloomspring
Ca-
Typetuft
Cultivationvery moist to boggy, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed when ripe or as soon as possible
cuttings in late spring and late summer
Territory Circumpolar
Europe
     Northern Europe (Denmark , Finland , Fřroyar , Great Britain , Iceland , Ireland , Norway , Sweden )
     Middle Europe (Austria , Belgium , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Hungary , Netherlands , Poland , Switzerland )
     Southwestern Europe (Corse , France , Portugal , Spain )
     Southeastern Europe (Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Romania , Yugoslavia )
     Eastern Europe (Belarus , Baltic States , Central European Russia , North European Russia , South European Russia , Northwest European Russia , Ukraine )
Africa
     Northern Africa (Morocco )
Asia-Temperate
     Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Chita , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , West Siberia , Yakutskiya )
     Russian Far East (Amur , Kamchatka , Khabarovsk , Kuril Is. , Magadan , Primorye , Sakhalin )
     Middle Asia (Kazakhstan )
     Western Asia (Turkey )
     Eastern Asia (Korea )
Northern America
     Subarctic America (Aleutian Is. , Alaska , Greenland )
     Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado )
     Northeastern U.S.A. (Vermont )
     South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

MENYANTHACEAE

Menyanthes trifoliata L., Sp. Pl. 1: 145 (1753)

Synonyms:
Menyanthes americana Sweet
Menyanthes latifolia Raf.
Menyanthes palustris S.F.Gray
Menyanthes paradoxa Fr.
Menyanthes tridentata Raf.
Menyanthes trifoliata verna (Raf.) Gervais
Menyanthes trifolum Neck.
Menyanthes verna Raf.

Circumpolar
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