Menyanthaceae - buck-bean family
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Mount Desert Island is home to 2 species in 2 genera. Click on a link below or scroll down for more information.
   Menyanthes (1 species)
      Menyanthes trifoliata - buck-bean (uncommon [see note 1 at bottom of page])
   Nymphoides (1 species)
      Nymphoides cordata - little floating-heart (occasional)

	habit	leaf type	flower width
Menyanthes	emergent	ternately compound	1.5–3 cm
Nymphoides	aquatic	simple	approximately 1 cm

Menyanthes (buck-bean)
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Menyanthes trifoliata (buck-bean) - [information to be added]

Nymphoides (floating-heart)
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Nymphoides cordata (little floating-heart) - The petiole extends from the tubers to the blade.
      
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Note:
   1. Frequency designations are from the paper “Vascular flora of the Acadia National Park region, Maine” by Craig W. Greene, Linda L. Gregory, Glen H. Mittelhauser, Sally C. Rooney, and Jill E. Weber, published in the spring 2005 issue (vol. 107, No. 930) of Rhodora: Journal of the New England Botanical Club.