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WILD FLOWERS AND FRUITS 



Arrowhead (Sagittaria variabilis) . Water Plantain fam. 

 Ht. several in. to several ft.; flowers 3 in whorl; 

 petals 3; leaves on long stalks, arrow-shaped. In 

 water or wet places. Summer. 



PiPE-woRT (7-ANGLED) {Eriocaulon septangulare). Pipe- 

 wort family. 

 Ht. few in. ; flowers minute in small heads at end of 

 delicate scape; scape 4-7 angled; leaves (^-3 in. 

 long), pointed, narrow, with parallel veins, spread- 

 ing from base. In quiet water or near it. Summer, 

 autumn. 



Fig. 32. 



Pipe- wort {Eriocaulon septangulare) 



Floating Heart {Limnanthennim lacunosiim). Buck- 

 bean family. 

 Flowers in umbel near top of long stems with 

 egg- to heart-shaped floating leaves; corolla some- 

 what wheel-shaped, 5 -parted. Shallow w^ater. 

 All summer. 



White Water Crowfoot {Ranunculus trichophyllus) . 

 Crowfoot family. 

 Small flowers rising out of water on slender stalks; 

 petals 5, rounded; leaves finely dissected, under 

 water. Summer. 



See also Water Plantain (26). 



