Plants : MenyanthaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Menyanthes trifoliata L.

Bogbean

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Menyanthes trifoliata

Description: This plant, with its trifoliate leaves and large, attractive white hairy flowers, is common in acid bog pools and lake margins, from sea-level up to about 1600 ft (c.490 m) in the mountains.

All names: Menyanthes trifoliata L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Menyanthes trifoliata at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Menyanthes trifoliata at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Menyanthes trifoliata. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3976. Accessed on 2026-11-02.