Trapa natans L.
Water caltrop, water chestnut
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
Order | Myrtales | Includes myrtles, leadwoods, loosestrifes, pomegranates, evening primroses, many others |
Family | Trapaceae | Family of dicotyledonous plants containing only the genus Trapa |
Genus | Trapa | From the Latin word for “thistle” |
Species | natans | Floating |
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Trapa bispinosa Roxb.
Trapa natans L. var. bispinosa (Roxb.) Makino
Trapa natans L. var. natans
Trapa natans description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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8/14/2009 · Nashua River Rail Trail, East Pepperell, Massachusetts 
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