Menyanthes

Menyanthes

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Menyanthaceae
Genus: Menyanthes
L.
Species:
M. trifoliata
Binomial name
Menyanthes trifoliata
L.
Synonyms
List
    • Menyanthes americana Sweet
    • Menyanthes latifolia Raf.
    • Menyanthes palustris Gray
    • Menyanthes paradoxa Fr.
    • Menyanthes tridentata Raf.
    • Menyanthes trifoliata f. brevistyla Aver.
    • Menyanthes trifoliata f. macrophylla Bolzon
    • Menyanthes trifoliata f. microphylla Bolzon
    • Menyanthes trifoliata var. minor Fernald
    • Menyanthes trifoliata var. paradoxa Fr.
    • Menyanthes trifoliata subsp. verna (Raf.) Gervais & M.Parent
    • Menyanthes trifolium Neck.
    • Menyanthes verna Raf.

Menyanthes is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Menyanthaceae containing the single species Menyanthes trifoliata. The North American form is often referred to as M. trifoliata var. minor Michx. It is known in English by the common names bogbean, marsh trefoil and buckbean.

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