Buckbean, Bogbean
Menyanthes trifoliata
Synonym: Menyanthes trifoliata var. minor
Family: Buckbean (Menyanthaceae)
The above photo of buckbean was taken at a
large pond found along the first mile of the Muddy Meadows Trail #13 on the
northern slopes of Mt. Adams...........July 11, 2005. This
species blooms immediately after snow and ice clear from the area's shallow
ponds and lakes.
The photo above shows a close-up of the developing fruits of buckbean as seen in wetlands along the Willard Springs Trail in Conboy National Wildlife Refuge..........June 3, 2007.
The photo above shows buckbean as seen in moist
soils along an irrigation canal along the Willard Springs Trail at Conboy Lake
National Wildlife Refuge.........July 28, 2006.
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The 2 photos directly above show buckbean as
seen at a large pond found along the first mile of the Muddy Meadows Trail #13
on the northern slopes of Mt. Adams...........July 11, 2005.
Paul Slichter
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