Description
Floating and submerged aquatic perennial with slender stems all of one kind. Leaves oval in outline, pinnately divided into narrow, toothed segments, each tooth tipped by a bristle or several bristles; bladders 3mm. Flowers deep yellow, 12-18mm, 4-10 in the raceme, the lower lip of the corolla bent down; spur conical, pointed; fruiting freely. Capsules borne in strongly recurved stalks. Habitat: Grows in up to 1m of fresh standing nutrient arm waters. Flowering Season: July-August. Distribution: Throughout Europe, except Iceland and Spitsbergen. This Picture is made in de “Weerribben” (Overijssel), the Netherlands in 2019.