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Elodea canadensis, sometimes called American or Canadian water weed or pond weed, is widely known as the generic water weed. The use of these names causes it to be confused with similar-looking plants, like Brazilian elodea (Elodea densa) or hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata). American water weed is an attractive aquarium plant and is a good ...
A leaf of pink water-speedwell, showing the indistinct serrations. The inflorescences arise from the leaf bases, usually in opposite pairs. Each one can have up to 50 flowers on short (5 mm) pedicels, which are typically shorter than the bracts that subtend them. The flowers are up to 10 mm in diameter, bisexual, with 4 pink corolla lobes ...
The first step to removing weeds from your lawn and garden is identification. Learn about 20 common types of weeds and how to treat them.
Water hyacinth is a common fodder plant in the third world especially Africa though excessive use can be toxic. It is high in protein (nitrogen) and trace minerals and the goat feces are a good source of fertilizer as well. Water hyacinth is reported for its efficiency to remove about 60–80% nitrogen [123] and about 69% of potassium from ...
It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on different plants. The flowers have three small white petals; male flowers have 4.5–5 mm petals and nine stamens, female flowers have 2–3 mm petals and three fused carpels. The fruit is an ovoid capsule, about 6 mm long containing several seeds that ripen underwater. The seeds are 4–5 mm ...
Struggling with pesky weeds in your yard? Discover 20 common types of lawn weeds and the best methods to get rid of them for good.
It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial producing clumps of stiff, squared stems 2–4 ft (0.61–1.22 m) tall. The leaves are lanceolate and toothed. The inflorescence is a long, dense raceme containing many tubular pink flowers which resemble snapdragons. The open fruit is shaped like a vase and contains four triangular, black seeds.
The flowers, which appear between late winter and late spring, have dense clusters of pale to deep pink stamens and are about 5 cm (2 in) wide. The shrub is usually between 20 and 50 cm (8 and 20 in) high and has bipinnate leaves. Alternative common names for this species include mock mesquite and mesquitella.