Species Cards
Bogbean
Menyanthes trifoliata
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Group: |
© William Milliken Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata) |
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Food chain : |
Producer |
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What it eats : |
Makes its own food from carbon dioxide and water, using sunlight energy. |
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Eaten by: |
Water snails. Bees and wasps visit the flowers. |
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Habitat: |
PondPond |
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Description: |
Bogbean lives on the margins of ponds. It has spikes of pinkish white flowers with frilly petals that are pollinated by insects. |
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