featherfoil

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Noun1.featherfoil - a plant of the genus Hottoniafeatherfoil - a plant of the genus Hottonia  
feather-foil
genus Hottonia, Hottonia - aquatic herbs
American featherfoil, Hottonia inflata, water gillyflower - a featherfoil of the eastern United States with submerged spongy inflated flower stalks and white flowers
Hottonia palustris, water violet - featherfoil of Europe and western Asia having submerged and floating leaves and violet flowers
aquatic plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, water plant - a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth
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Other rare species include creeping bur-head (Echinodorus cordifolius--SE), Amazon sprangletop (Leptochloa panicoides--SE), featherfoil (Hottonia inflata--ST), cylindric-fruited seedbox (Ludwigia glandulosa--ST), bloodleaf (Iresine rhizomatosa--SR), Pursh buttercup (Ranunculus pusillus--SE), Mississippi buttercup (Ranunculus laxicaulis Darby--SE), social sedge (Carex socialis--SR), short-bristle horned-rush (Rhynchospora corniculata--ST), southern rein orchid (Platanthera tiara (L.) Lindley var.
A brief survey of the rare terrestrial natural communities and associated vascular flora of the Wabash River corridor in Indiana
Vahl.), and woolly pipe vine (Aristolochia tomentosa Sims); and such showy herbs as spider lily (Hymenocallis caroliniana (L.) Herbert) and featherfoil (Hottonia inflata Elliott).
Forest communities and tree species of the Lower Wabash River basin
In May, the unusual Hottonia inflata (featherfoil) might be seen.
An inventory of the herbaceous plants of the twin swamps nature preserve, Posey County, Indiana
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