{"product_id":"hottonia-inflata-featherfoil-t-c-cup","title":"Hottonia Inflata (Featherfoil) T\/C CUP","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBotanical Classification\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFamily\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: Primulaceae (Primrose family) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/madreandiscovery.org\/flora\/taxa\/index.php?taxauthid=1\u0026amp;taxon=113137\u0026amp;clid=2994\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/floraofalabama.org\/Plant.aspx?id=2995\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHottonia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHottonia inflata\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Elliott\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCommon Names\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: American featherfoil, Featherfoil, Water-violet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fsus.ncbg.unc.edu\/cust\/2025\/main.php?pg=show-taxon-detail.php\u0026amp;lsid=urn%3Alsid%3Ancbg.unc.edu%3Ataxon%3A%7BC6B72F03-9313-47B8-939D-8DB3C505C9AB%7D\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_featherfoil\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/floraofalabama.org\/Plant.aspx?id=2995\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e📝 Physical Description\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrowth Habit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: It is a herbaceous aquatic annual, meaning it completes its life cycle in one year \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/floraofalabama.org\/Plant.aspx?id=2995\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.wildflower.org\/plants\/result.php?id_plant=HOIN\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The plant is rooted in the muddy bottom of shallow water bodies \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_featherfoil\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStems\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: The submerged stems are erect, typically reaching 3–5 dm (approx. 12-20 inches) in length \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/beta.floranorthamerica.org\/w\/index.php?title=Hottonia_inflata\u0026amp;printable=yes\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/madreandiscovery.org\/flora\/taxa\/index.php?taxauthid=1\u0026amp;taxon=113137\u0026amp;clid=2994\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.wildflower.org\/plants\/result.php?id_plant=HOIN\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: The leaves are highly dissected, described as pinnate or bipinnate, which gives them a feather-like appearance \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_featherfoil\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/floraofalabama.org\/Plant.aspx?id=2995\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.wildflower.org\/plants\/result.php?id_plant=HOIN\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. They can be arranged alternately, oppositely, or in whorls along the stem \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/floraofalabama.org\/Plant.aspx?id=2995\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The leaves nearer the base are more widely spaced, becoming more clustered near the inflorescence \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/beta.floranorthamerica.org\/w\/index.php?title=Hottonia_inflata\u0026amp;printable=yes\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/madreandiscovery.org\/flora\/taxa\/index.php?taxauthid=1\u0026amp;taxon=113137\u0026amp;clid=2994\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Most Distinctive Feature (Inflorescence)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: The plant's most remarkable characteristic is its flower stalk (rachis and peduncle), which is thick, hollow, and strikingly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003einflated (swollen)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/beta.floranorthamerica.org\/w\/index.php?title=Hottonia_inflata\u0026amp;printable=yes\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_featherfoil\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.wildflower.org\/plants\/result.php?id_plant=HOIN\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. These stalks hold the flowers above the waterline.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlowers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: The small flowers are arranged in whorls (verticils) along the inflated stalk, with 3-10 flowers per node \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/madreandiscovery.org\/flora\/taxa\/index.php?taxauthid=1\u0026amp;taxon=113137\u0026amp;clid=2994\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/floraofalabama.org\/Plant.aspx?id=2995\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. They are sessile or on short pedicels and are subtended by a linear bract \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/madreandiscovery.org\/flora\/taxa\/index.php?taxauthid=1\u0026amp;taxon=113137\u0026amp;clid=2994\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The flowers have five green sepals that are longer than the corolla, and five small petals that are white or greenish-white, measuring 3-6 mm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/beta.floranorthamerica.org\/w\/index.php?title=Hottonia_inflata\u0026amp;printable=yes\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/madreandiscovery.org\/flora\/taxa\/index.php?taxauthid=1\u0026amp;taxon=113137\u0026amp;clid=2994\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.wildflower.org\/plants\/result.php?id_plant=HOIN\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFruits and Seeds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: The fruit is a small, globose capsule (1.5–3 mm) containing several hundred tiny seeds, each only about 0.4–0.6 mm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/beta.floranorthamerica.org\/w\/index.php?title=Hottonia_inflata\u0026amp;printable=yes\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/madreandiscovery.org\/flora\/taxa\/index.php?taxauthid=1\u0026amp;taxon=113137\u0026amp;clid=2994\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/floraofalabama.org\/Plant.aspx?id=2995\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🌎 Habitat and Distribution\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNative Range\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: It is native to the central and eastern United States. Its range extends from Maine south to Georgia and west to Texas and Oklahoma, with inland populations reaching north to Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fsus.ncbg.unc.edu\/cust\/2025\/main.php?pg=show-taxon-detail.php\u0026amp;lsid=urn%3Alsid%3Ancbg.unc.edu%3Ataxon%3A%7BC6B72F03-9313-47B8-939D-8DB3C505C9AB%7D\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/beta.floranorthamerica.org\/w\/index.php?title=Hottonia_inflata\u0026amp;printable=yes\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/powo.science.kew.org\/taxon\/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:701003-1\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHabitat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: This species is an obligate wetland plant, meaning it almost always occurs in wetlands \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fsus.ncbg.unc.edu\/cust\/2025\/main.php?pg=show-taxon-detail.php\u0026amp;lsid=urn%3Alsid%3Ancbg.unc.edu%3Ataxon%3A%7BC6B72F03-9313-47B8-939D-8DB3C505C9AB%7D\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.wildflower.org\/plants\/result.php?id_plant=HOIN\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It thrives in slow-moving or stagnant, shallow waters. Typical habitats include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eswamps, millponds, beaver ponds, oxbows, quiet backwaters of rivers, and ditches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fsus.ncbg.unc.edu\/cust\/2025\/main.php?pg=show-taxon-detail.php\u0026amp;lsid=urn%3Alsid%3Ancbg.unc.edu%3Ataxon%3A%7BC6B72F03-9313-47B8-939D-8DB3C505C9AB%7D\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_featherfoil\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/floraofalabama.org\/Plant.aspx?id=2995\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElevation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: It is typically found at low elevations, from 0-200 meters \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/beta.floranorthamerica.org\/w\/index.php?title=Hottonia_inflata\u0026amp;printable=yes\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/madreandiscovery.org\/flora\/taxa\/index.php?taxauthid=1\u0026amp;taxon=113137\u0026amp;clid=2994\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Aquapets ( KowloonAquarium)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53195981357329,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/9225\/6785\/files\/da26465d-6ecb-4611-baa6-c650fc284a63.jpg?v=1772550611","url":"https:\/\/www.aquapets.ca\/products\/hottonia-inflata-featherfoil-t-c-cup","provider":"Aquapets ( KowloonAquarium)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}