Buckbean, Bogbean
Menyanthes trifoliata
Synonym: Menyanthes trifoliata var. minor
Family: Buckbean (Menyanthaceae) -
- ![Inflorescence of Buckbean, Bogbean: Menyanthes trifoliata (Synonym: Menyanthes trifoliata var. minor)](trifoliata05-15-2021a.jpg)
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- ![Maturing fruits of Buckbean, Bogbean: Menyanthes trifoliata (Synonym: Menyanthes trifoliata var. minor)](trifoliata05-24-2016c.jpg)
Buckbean in bloom in wetlands along the Willard Springs Trail in Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge.......May 24, 2016.
![Buckbean, Bogbean: Menyanthes trifoliata (Synonym: Menyanthes trifoliata var. minor)](menyanthes1.jpg)
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.
![Young fruits of Buckbean, Bogbean: Menyanthes trifoliata (Synonym: Menyanthes trifoliata var. minor)](trifoliata3a.jpg)
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.
![Buckbean, Bogbean: Menyanthes trifoliata (Synonym: Menyanthes trifoliata var. minor)](menyanthestrifoliata2a.jpg)
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.
- ![Leaf of Buckbean, Bogbean: Menyanthes trifoliata (Synonym: Menyanthes trifoliata var. minor)](menyanthes2.jpg)
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