Waterpod

Waterpod

Ellisia nyctelea L.

Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf Family)

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Waterpod:

  • summer annual with deeply-divided alternated leaves in the Waterleaf Family (Hydrophyllaceae)
  • grows 4-12" tall and has tiny white flowers in axils of leaves, followed by small green, then brown, pea-sized capsule
  • common in sandy soils, in disturbed soil sites--cropland, roadsides, urban areas, lawns, gardens

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