Baldellia ranunculoides

Also known as Lesser water-plantain

species of plant

Species

Near Threatened

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAlismatales
FamilyAlismataceae

Native toAlgeria, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Corse, Cyprus, Denmark, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece

Lesser water-plantain can grow in water as well as dried pools. The ripe fruit can contain as much as 50 individually wrapped seeds. This can make the plant top-heavy. Should the seeds come in contact with water while still on the plant, it's possible for them to germinate. Lesser water-plantain often grows in combination with shore-weed and brookweed in dune pools which lay dry in the summer. It is fairly common on the Wadden Islands and in Voorne, however it has become a rare plant in other parts of the Netherlands.

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