Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Learn more about Limnobium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

In the 14 years prior to 1982, H. morsus-ranae increased its area of occurrence in North America by 3 times. Although it differs from most other North American aquatics in having very rounded leaves with five prominent and converging primary veins, these characters do not distinguish it from floating-leaved forms of Limnobium spongia. Read more in Status and identification of Hydrocharis morsus-ranae & Limnobium spongia (Hydrocharitaceae)... (Catling & Dore, 1982)

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Limnobium spongia   FAMILY Hydrocharitaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Limnobium spongia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Limnobium spongia

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 028-04-001:

Limnobium spongia   FAMILY Hydrocharitaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Limnobium spongia

COMMON NAME:
American Frogsbit, Spongeplant

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Leaves long-stalked with floating or emergent blades, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Limnobium spongia   FAMILY Hydrocharitaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Limnobium spongia   FAMILY Hydrocharitaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Limnobium spongia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Limnobium spongia

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 028-04-001:
Limnobium spongia   FAMILY Hydrocharitaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Limnobium spongia