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Trapa natans

Water chestnut, Water caltrop

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Species features
Common namesWater chestnut, Water caltrop
Latin nameTrapa natansL.
Conservation status and threatsPROTECTED species in Bulgaria.
Description and identificationHerbaceous annual water plant. Height 2 m. Flowering June-July.
Distribution in BulgariaIn the next phytogeographic regions: The Danubian Plain, North-Eastern Bulgaria, The Predbalkan, Stara Planina (east), Thracian Plane, The Rhodopes (east) and The Black Sea coast. Up to 500 m above see level.
General distributionNative in Europe, Asia and Africa.

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