Limnobium spongia
Frog's-bit
Native to Florida
Frog's-bit leaves are very thick and leathery. They are either rounded, or in younger plants, somewhat heart-shaped with rounded lobes. Younger leaves tend to be bright and shiny above and reddish underneath. Undersides of young leaves have a central disk of red spongy cells. The leaf stalks have ridges on either side, and are firm.
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