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Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf Family) by: Noah Berglund. Hydrophyllaceae. Annual to perennial, herb or shrub Perfect flowers Flowers normally have radial symmetry 5 petals, 5 stamens Shade, part sun, moist woods, floodplains. Appendaged waterleaf ( Hydrophyllum appendiculatum).
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Hydrophyllaceae • Annual to perennial, herb or shrub • Perfect flowers • Flowers normally have radial symmetry • 5 petals, 5 stamens • Shade, part sun, moist woods, floodplains
Appendaged waterleaf (Hydrophyllum appendiculatum) • Flowers are violet • 5 petals, 5 showy stamens • Flowers are perfect • Leaves are maple-like • Biennial life-cycle • 1-2 feet tall • Found in rich woods
Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum) • Flowers are tubular • 5 hairy sepals • Flowers are violet, pink, and white • Perennial • Leaves have white spots on them • Leaves are up to 6 inches long and 4 inches wide and deeply divided into 3, 5 or 7 lobes with coarsely toothed edges and sharply pointed tips. • 1-2 feet tall • Grow among deciduous trees
Resources • Pictures: www.minnesotawildflowers.info/udata/r9ndp23q. , flickr.com/photos/fathero9/502763669/. , biology.clc.uc.edu/mansfield/practiceflowers.html. , www.illinoiswildflowers.info/woodland/plants/. , www.flickr.com/photos/drosera-x/474174204. • http://www.nearctica.com/flowers/dtoh/hydrop/Happend.htm • www.minnesotawildflowers.info/udata/r9ndp23q. • http://plants.usda.gov.