Nymphoides aquatica (J.F. Gmel.) Kuntze
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Not clear what the white things are. · 4/14/2015 · Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park, Florida 
Not clear what the white things are. · 4/14/2015 · Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park, Florida 
4/14/2015 · Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park, Florida 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Asterales | Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies |
| Family | Menyanthaceae | From Ancient Greek μηνύανθος (mēnúanthos, “a water plant”), possibly from μήνη (mḗnē, “month, crescent moon”) or μηνύω (mēnúō, “to disclose”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) in reference to the sequential opening of flowers on the inflorescence |
| Genus | Nymphoides | Like genus Nymphaea, which in turn is from the Greek nymphaia, referring to a water nymph |
| Species | aquatica | Found in the water, relating to water |
Nymphoides aquatica description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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