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  5. Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies
  6. Bogbean Family

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Bogbean Family

Menyanthaceae

Includes
4 native 3 introduced 2 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Floatingheart 2 native
  • Deer Cabbage 1 native
  • Buckbean 1 native
  • Ornduffia
  • Liparophyllum

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Top native bogbean family members All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata caterpillars 4 food 6 flowers 9
  • Big Floatingheart Nymphoides aquatica caterpillars 3 food 1
  • Little Floatingheart Nymphoides cordata caterpillars 1 food 1
  • Deer-cabbage Nephrophyllidium crista-galli

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