Limnanthaceae
False mermaidweed
Floerkea proserpinacoides
- Family
- Limnanthaceae
- Genus
- Floerkea
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 弗劳尔草
- English
- False mermaidweed, False mermaid
Synonyms
- Cabomba pinnata (Pursh) Schult. & Schult.f.
- Floerkea lacustris Pers.
- Floerkea occidentalis Rydb.
- Floerkea palustris Nutt.
- Floerkea uliginosa Muhl.
- Nectris pinnata Pursh
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.