Buckbean • Bogbean

Menyanthes trifolia

• Description: Perennial, semi-aquatic herb from a thick rhizome. Beautiful, detailed white infloresences and leaflets of three distinguish this unique wetland species.
• Habitat: Bogs, fens, marshes, ponds, swamps, and lakes.
• Pair with: Slough sedge, hardhack, Pacific water parsley, skunk cabbage
• Fun Fact: This beautiful plant attracts a variety of pollinators and requires year-round access to water to thrive. It can form large colonies in the right conditions.