Hydrocharitaceae
Common frogbit
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Genus
- Hydrocharis
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Common names
By language (27)
- Belarusian
- Жабнік звычайны
- Bulgarian
- Жабешка водянка
- Catalan
- Petit nénuphar
- Croatian
- Vodarka
- Czech
- Voďanka žabí
- Dutch
- Kikkerbeet
- English
- Common frogbit, Frogbit, European frog-bit, European frogbit, European frog’s-bit, Common frog’s-bit
- Estonian
- Konnakilbukas
- Finnish
- Kilpukka, Sammakonkilpukka
- French
- Morène, Petit nénuphar, Grenouillette, Morène des grenouilles, Morene, Petit nénufar
- German
- Froschbiss, Europäischer Froschbiss, Gemeiner Froschbiss, Hydrocharis, Petit nénuphar
- hsb
- Wšědna wódnjanka, Wodźanka, Žabjacy kał, Žabjacy kus
- Hungarian
- Békatutaj
- Icelandic
- Froskabit
- Lithuanian
- Plūduriuojantysis vandenplūkis, Petit nénuphar
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Froskebitt, Froskebit, Hydrocharis
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Froskebit
- Persian
- چتر قورباغه
- Polish
- Żabiściek pływający
- Romanian
- Iarba broaștelor
- Russian
- Водокрас лягушачий, Водокрас обыкнове́нный, Водокрас обыкновенный, Водоркрас обыкновенный
- Slovak
- Vodnianka žabia
- Slovenian
- Žabji šejek
- Swedish
- Dyblad, Petit nénuphar
- Thai
- ตับเต่านา
- Ukrainian
- Жабурник звичайний
- Welsh
- Ffugalaw bach
Synonyms
- Hydrocharis asarifolia Gray
- Hydrocharis asarifolia var. odoratissima Gray
- Hydrocharis batrachyodegma St.-Lag.
- Hydrocharis cordifolia St.-Lag.
- Hydrocharis morsus-ranae f. terrestris Glück
- Hydrocharis morsus-ranae subsp. vivipara (Ces.) Arcang.
- Hydrocharis morsus-ranae var. vivipara Ces.
- Hydrocharis rotundifolia Gilib.
- Sagittaria triflora Hort.Bog. ex Miq.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August (from 483 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Louis Imbeau, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Paolo Zucca, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Christian Fischer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thierry Arbault, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oleksii Vasyliuk, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Евгений Егорейченков, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.