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Found this in the local park pond.It was in the water any ideas   |
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Originally Posted by cherrybee  Found this in the local park pond.It was in the water any ideas | Bog Bean - Menyanthes trifoliata maybe?
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yes it's Bogbean.
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Originally Posted by cherrybee Found this in the local park pond.It was in the water any ideas | Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Used by country folk for 'cleansing the blood' in spring and a foodplant for Elephant Hawkmoth caterpillars.
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Originally Posted by thunder Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata. Used by country folk for 'cleansing the blood' in spring and a foodplant for Elephant Hawkmoth caterpillars.
henrya | Thanks everyone what a horrible name it is such a pretty flower  I finally found it in my books It say extracts of bogbean are used to treat indigestion | | |
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