Proserpinaca palustris L.11 of 16
October 20, Weymouth Great Pond, Weymouth
mermaid-weed
Leaf variation on a single plant. Upper leaves are lanceolate,
sharply serrate, while lower, recently submersed "amphibian"
leaves are pinnatisect, that is, pinnately cleft, but not
entirely, with the solid middle part a few millimeters broad.