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Photographer: Kitty Kohout
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Family Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus aquatilis L. var. diffusus With.
white water crowfoot
Ranunculus: from Latin rana, "little frog," because many species tend to grow in moist places
aquatilis: growing in or near water
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | floating, perennial aquatic; stems long, branched, submersed |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 1/3"-2/3" wide, rounded petals; solitary, stalked, from the leaf axils, held above the water; blooms June-Aug. |
| Fruit: | dry seed |
| Leaf: | thread-like with or without stems, alternate, all submersed |
| Habitat: | shallows, water less than 7' deep |
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