- Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
Taxobox
image_width = 225px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Alismatales
familia =Hydrocharitaceae
genus = "Hydrocharis "
species = "H. morsus-ranae"
binomial = "Hydrocharis morsus-ranae"
binomial_authority ="Hydrocharis morsus-ranae" is a
flowering plant of the genus "Hydrocharis " in the familyHydrocharitaceae . It bears the common name European frogbit.It is a small floating plant resembling a small water lily. It has submerged roots, and bears small green and white
flower s. The small floating leaves are kidney-shaped and grow in rosettes on the water surface. Frogbit is fast growing, and is native toEurope and parts ofAsia .European frogbit was introduced to areas of
Canada in the 1930s, and is now considered a pest as it colonises waterways, forming dense masses of vegetation on the surface. It is now considered an invasive menace in eastern Canada and the northeastUSA , and particularly around theGreat Lakes , where it threatens nativebiodiversity .References
* [http://www.miseagrant.umich.edu/pubs/up/win00/frogbit.html European Frogbit: Should we be Worried?]
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