Nymphoides aquatica
Banana lily

The banana lily has floating leaves, but its rhizome is in the mud. The banana lily is found in quiet ponds, lakes, and other slow-moving waters.

Banana lily gets its name from its cluster of thick banana-shaped roots, located close to the leaves near the surface of the water. Banana lily has rounded leaves that have a notch at the base: they resemble small water lily leaves. Banana lily leaves are green above and dull purple below. It has small white five-petalled flowers that arise from below the leaf.

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