OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 1 taxon in the family Trapaceae, Water Chestnut family, as understood by PLANTS National Database.

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Common Name: European Water-chestnut, Water-caltrop, Four-spined Water-chestnut

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Trapa natans   FAMILY: Lythraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trapa natans   FAMILY: Trapaceae

 

Habitat: Farm ponds and other stagnant or slow-moving water

Non-native: Eurasia & Africa

 

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"We gardeners should be careful not to come between native birds and their partners, native plants. We've planted a number of nonnative species that are invading and degrading the wild habitats upon which birds depend. For example, Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) has aggressively formed monocultures across the US, and although birds readily consume its fruits, it is replacing once-diverse native food sources, including dogwoods and viburnums, limiting the nutritious variety of foods that were historically available throughout the year." — Janet Marinelli, The Wildlife Gardener's Guide