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| 2nd Aug 2005, Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Appley Bridge. | Photo: © RWD |
| Very distinctive aerial leaves have three long prongs shaped line an arrow-head and several lighter-green veins running lengthways The stalks for these leaves are triangular in cross section in places. It has two other kinds of leaves - the floating leaves are oval with a deep notch ate one end (lower right). [There are also submerged leaves which are linear and translucent]. |
| 23rd July 2006, Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Plank Lane.. | Photo: © RWD |
| Grows with roots in water at up to a foot or two deep. The arrow-shaped leaves and flower spike are held above water-level. |
| 2nd Aug 2005, Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Appley Bridge. | Photo: © RWD |
| The spike of the flowering stem looks square at the top, other parts of the stem may have a triangular cross-section, or may have a few flats, hence the 'angular' description. The flowers are in triplets on short stalks up the flowering stalk. |
| 2nd Aug 2005, Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Appley Bridge. | Photo: © RWD |
| The almost spherical green fruits, later turning brown, are also in triplets and covered in short stubby spikes. |
| 2nd Aug 2005, Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Appley Bridge. | Photo: © RWD |
| The globular fruits have short stubby spikes. |
| 2nd Aug 2005, Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Appley Bridge. | Photo: © RWD |
| The arrow-shaped leaves are perched atop a stalk at the nodal point, from where several prominent light-green coloured veins radiate, reaching to the three extremities of the leaf. |
| 2nd Aug 2005, Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Appley Bridge. | Photo: © RWD |
| The three white petals have a purple splurge of colour near the centre, where lies a spiky spherical globe of stamens? The petals may have translucent spots. |
| 4th Aug 2009, Rufford Branch, Leeds & L/pool Canal. | Photo: © RWD |
| The central part of the flower starts off with purple spikes. The pollen seems to en-circle the lower parts. |
| 7th Aug 2005, Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Plank Lane. | Photo: © RWD |
| Some flowers seem to have but a single-all-encircling petal. The now-square flowering stem eminently visible. Stalks with flowers are round. |
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