Thursday, July 8, 2010

Pistia stratiotes (Water Lettuce) Flowers

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Pistia stratiotes (Water Lettuce) Flowers
Pistia stratiotes (Water Lettuce) Flowers


Odds are if you have a pond you've had water lettuce. It's almost certainly flowered for you too, but unless you're looking you can miss it completely.

You can also see that it's a member of the Araceae family with the familiar spathe/spadix flower structure.

2 comments:

  1. Well, isn't this a lovely plant??? The color is beautiful. The center is just great!

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