Fauria speciosa

Menyanthes is a perennial plant that grows in shallow water and features a rhizomatous structure. Its foliage consists of three broad, elliptic or ovate leaflets. The flowers are star-shaped and have fringed petals.

Menyanthes

Menyanthes trifoliata is an aquatic plant that thrives in shallow water, creating extensive mats with its leaves positioned slightly above the surface. In summer, it produces upright racemes that can reach up to 25 cm tall, bearing pale pink flowers that measure about 2.5 cm in diameter.

Menyanthes trifoliata

Nephrophyllidium

Nephrophyllidium crista-galli

Nymphoides consists of deciduous, rhizomatous aquatic perennials characterized by slender rhizomes. These plants produce kidney-shaped or rounded leaves that float on the water's surface, accompanied by solitary flowers that are either yellow or white with fringed petals, positioned just above the water level.

Nymphoides

Nymphoides aquatica

Nymphoides cordata

Nymphoides hydrophylla from Taiwan

Nymphoides indica

Nymphoides peltata is a robust aquatic perennial characterized by its rounded, mottled green leaves. During the summer months, it produces long-stemmed yellow flowers that reach up to 2.5 cm in diameter.

Menyanthaceae