Proserpinaca pectinata
combleaf mermaidweed, mermaidweed, coastal plain mermaid-weed
Family
Haloragaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
pectinate, pinnatifid
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, elliptic, ovate
Growth Form
forb, emergent aquatic, submerged aquatic, aquatic
Flower Month
June - October
Height (meters)
0.5
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
OBL
Habitat
Sandy bogs of the coastal plain, swamps, savannas, shallow water, and dtiches.