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Little floating heart is an aquatic perennial that propagates by rhizomes, tubers and seeds. Flowers are produced from June to September. Plants die back to their rhizomes with the onset of winter. Rhizomes, tubers and seeds sprout new growth as the water begins to warm in the spring. Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program

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Little Floatingheart

Date Submitted: August 4, 2010

Observer: Paul Lauenstein

Observation Date: 8/3/10

Observation Time: 9:45 a.m.

Observation Location: Gavins Pond

Plant or Animal? Plant

Common Name: Little Floatingheart

Scientific Name: Nymphoides cordata

Little Floatingheart

Comments: The little floatinghearts are the smaller, darker, heart-shaped floating pads visible in the photo among the bigger, greener rounder water lilies. The small, five-petalled white flowers are those of little floatingheart. Water lilies have much bigger floating blossoms (see photo taken September 12, 2009).

More Information: USDA

Previous, Subsequent, or Similar Sightings:
Water Lilly, 9/12/09

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