Common name:
Tubular water-dropwort
Family:
Scientific name:
Oenanthe fistulosa
Main flower color:
Range:
Mainly in south and central England; less common in Wales and Ireland
Height:
Up to 50 cm
Habitat:
Shallow water, in ponds and ditches
Flowers:
White to pale pink, in dense, slightly domed clusters, subtended by bracteoles about half as long as the pedicels; compound, bractless umbels, with between two and four rays. Flowers at the edge of each cluster are noticeably asymmetric, with the outer petal larger then the others, and more deeply notched
Leaves:
Once or twice pinnately divided, into leaflets which are ovate, and lobed towards the base, and linear (and tubular) higher up the stem. The grooved stems are slightly constricted at the leaf nodes, and inflated between
Season:
June to September
Rarity:
★★★★★
