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Yellow Floating Heart - Private Pond CTH C

Voucher Specimen At
Wis State Herbarium, UW Madison
Status
Verified
Date First Found
7/22/2010
Location First Found
In private pond
Latitude and Longitude
45.42443N, 88.05823 W
Original Extent
One or a few beds


Yellow Floating Heart

About Yellow Floating Heart

Yellow Floating Heart is an herbaceous, perennial, aquatic plant that has long, branching stems up to 0.1 inch thick. It often covers the water surface with long-stalked heart-shaped leaves. Its leaves are typically opposite and unequal, shaped like a rounded heart, and measure 2-6 inches in diameter. It has bright yellow flowers that rise a few inches above the leaves. Its flowers have five petals with fringed edges, and measure 1-1.5 inches in diameter. The seeds of this plant are contained in beaked capsules that measure 0.5-1 inch in length. The seeds themselves are flat and oval in shape and have ciliate margins that measure 0.1 inch in length.