Water-chestnut Family

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Trapa natans - Water Chestnut Invasive. Dissected submerged leaves with triangular/diamond shaped floating leaves. Bladders in leaf stem provides flotation. Hard, spiky seed. Long roots anchors plants. Plants often produce "daughter" clones.
Line drawing	Habit, showing floating plant w/daughter clone and long roots • Mohegan Lake July 2007	Close-up showing diamond-shaped leaves and leaf stem bladder (flotation) • Mohegan Lake July 2007
Nearly mature seed pods • Mohegan Lake July 2007	Detail - leaf and flotation bladder on stem • Mohegan Lake July 2007	Detail - center of plan showing flowering stalks and forming seeds underneath leaves • Mohegan Lake July 2007
desiccated seed pod	desiccated seed pod	desiccated seed pod

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