Menyanthaceae. iuckbean Family. 
Perennial aquatic or bog plants with elongated creeping rootstocks, 
Leaves alternate, basal. +slowers verfect, born on an erect scape, soli- 
tary or racemose. Calyx 5-lobed, persistent. Corolla 5-lobed, valvate 
in the bud, Stamens 5, seated on the corolla. Ovary l-chambered with 
2 parietal placentae. Fruit a dehiscent or indehiscent capsule, 
Lienyanthes (Tourn.) Le 
Characters of the family with flowers racemose, the corolla lobes 
white-bearded within. Capsule indehiscent or tardily dehiscent. Seeds 
subglobose, shininge 
1. M. trifoliata Le Buckbean, Rootstocks stout, fleshy, 20-30 cm. long 
or more, rooting in shallow water; leaves usually 5, the petioles expanded 
and sheathing in the lower half, 25-30 cm, long, the blades trifoliolate, 
the leaflets 8-12 cm, long, Sev-7 cm, broad, ovate or broadly elliptical, 
obtuse, rounded or somewhat acuminate at the base, subsessile, entire, 
glabrous; scaves 10-50 cm, tall; flowers subtended by subfoliar bracts 
5-12 mm, long, on ascending vedicels somewhat longer; sepals ovate, 3-4 
mie long; petals white or tinged with rose, copiously bearded within; 
capsule not seen, 
In bogs at lowcr eclevations. lLughes Meadow, 3000 ft.; Pend Oreille 
Re; Lake Pend Oreille; Granite Sta, > 
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-—> Lindsey (1938) finds anatomical evidence for recognition of this family. 
