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Menyanthaceae
Marsh Trefoil
Menyanthes trifoliata
Calm and tranquility.
- Family
- Menyanthaceae
- Genus
- Menyanthes
- Native to
- Northern Europe, Northern Asia, Northern North America
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- aquatic
- Height
- 6-12 in
- Sunlight
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- wet, boggy, acidic to neutral
- Water
- high
- Hardiness
- 3-7
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The petals are covered in delicate, fringed white hairs that give each flower a frosty, bearded appearance.
- Also known as bogbean, it was historically used as a substitute for hops in brewing beer in Scandinavia and Scotland.
- Menyanthes trifoliata is the only species in its genus, making it a monotypic genus with a vast circumboreal range.
- The plant's intensely bitter leaves were used in folk medicine as a digestive tonic and appetite stimulant.
- Its thick, creeping rhizomes help stabilize the edges of ponds and slow-moving streams, preventing bank erosion.
Color meanings
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calm
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repose
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tranquility