Ontario Wildflowers website

Frogbit
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae

Frogbit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae) Other common names: Eurpoean Frog-bit, Frog's-bit

French names: Hydrocharide grenouillette

Family: Frog's-bit Family (Hydrocharitaceae)

Flowers: Summer;  White;  3 parts (petals)

Leaves: Simple, Entire

Habitat: Wet Areas

Native/Non-native: Non-native

Photographs: 13 photographs available, of which 1 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.

Range Map is at the bottom of the page

Frogbit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae)
Photograph by Kim Sayers

Innocent-looking white flowers of Frogbit. This is a potentially serious invasive non-native plant.


Range map for Frogbit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae)

PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.

(Range map provided courtesy of the USDA website and is displayed here in accordance with their Policies)