Menyanthes trifoliata
Bog Bean, Bog Myrtle
Other regional names: Bogbean +3 more
- Bogbean
- Buck Bean
- Buckbean
- Common Bogbean
Also known as: Limnanthemum orbiculatum (Lam.) Griseb. +17 more
- Limnanthemum orbiculatum (Lam.) Griseb.
- Menyanthes americana Sweet
- Menyanthes latifolia Raf.
- Menyanthes orbiculata Lam.
- Menyanthes palustris Gray
- Menyanthes paradoxa Fr.
- Menyanthes pumila Douglas ex Griseb.
- Menyanthes tridentata Raf.
- Menyanthes trifoliata f. brevistyla Aver.
- Menyanthes trifoliata f. macrophylla Bolzon
- Menyanthes trifoliata f. microphylla Bolzon
- Menyanthes trifoliata f. submersa Glück
- Menyanthes trifoliata subsp. verna (Raf.) Gervais & M.Parent
- Menyanthes trifoliata var. minor Fernald
- Menyanthes trifoliata var. minor Michx. ex Pers., 1805
- Menyanthes trifoliata var. paradoxa Fr.
- Menyanthes trifolium Neck.
- Menyanthes verna Raf.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Menyanthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a helophyte.
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Menyanthes trifoliata (commonly known as Bog-bean or Bog-myrtle) is an aquatic herbaceous perennial belonging to the Menyanthaceae family. Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is the only recognized species within its genus.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon