Buckbean

Carried by 1 nurseries

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Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Plant description

Menyanthes is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the family Menyanthaceae containing the single species Menyanthes trifoliata. The name Menyanthes comes from the Greek words menyein, meaning "disclosing", and anthos, meaning "flower", in reference to the sequential opening of flowers on the flower cluster. Menyanthes trifoliata is characterized by a horizontal rhizome with alternate, trifoliate leaves. The flower cluster is an erect raceme of white flowers.

Plant overview

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

10 - 14 in Tall

Form

Upright

Growth rate

Moderate

Color

White

Flowering season

Spring

Special uses

Water features or wet habitats

Landscaping information

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Standing

Soil description

Prefers loamy or clay soils. Grows poorly in sandy soils.

Sunset Zones

1, 2, 3, 4*, 5*, 6*, 7*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18, 19

Natural setting

Site type

Ponds, bogs, swamps, wet meadows, seeps, edges of shallow lakes

Plant communities

Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian

Alternative names

Common names:

Buck-bean, Common Bogbean

Sources

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