Heteranthera limosa

Classification	Monocots
Family	Pontederiaceae
Family (Traditional)	Pontederiaceae
Genus	Heteranthera
Species:	Heteranthera limosa (Sw.) Willd.
Common Name	Blue Mudplantain
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Aquatic; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: floating; Leaf Arrangement: submerged; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Blue; Base Flower Color: Purple; Carpel Number/Pistil: 3; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: axillary; Inflorescence Types: solitary; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 3; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: Yes; Sepal Number: 3; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 3; Tepal Fusion: Yes; Tepal Number: 6
C value	7
Status	Native; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[S1S2] KY[S2S3] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Pontederia limosa	Pontederia limosa Sw.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Adair (KY), Ballard (KY), Barren (KY), Christian (KY), Clinton (KY), Fulton (KY), Madison (KY), Meade (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Benton (TN), Bradley (TN), Davidson (TN), Fayette (TN), Henry (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Montgomery (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Tipton (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, HTTU, KNK, MEM, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1934 - 2006

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0061134	Jackson	Tennessee			TENN Heteranthera limosa
APSC0113554	Christian	Kentucky	15 Jun 1934		APSC Heteranthera limosa
APSC0031767	Christian	Kentucky	29 Aug 1991	Edward W. Chester 91-104	APSC Heteranthera limosa
APSC0113556	Meade	Kentucky			APSC Heteranthera limosa
31234100147758	Ballard	Kentucky		Raymond Athey	EKY Heteranthera limosa
31973000017356	Christian	Kentucky			KNK Heteranthera limosa
TENN-V-0210067	Davidson	Tennessee		A. Gattinger	TENN Heteranthera limosa
TENN-V-0061135	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Heteranthera limosa
APSC0031761	Christian	Kentucky	18 Aug 1983	Edward W. Chester 83-288	APSC Heteranthera limosa
APSC0031770	Trigg	Kentucky	09 Jul 1986	Edward W. Chester 86-548	APSC Heteranthera limosa
31234100147790	Madison	Kentucky		Randy L. Mears	EKY Heteranthera limosa
31234100147782	Madison	Kentucky		Judith E. Rozeman	EKY Heteranthera limosa
TENN-V-0061132	Benton	Tennessee			TENN Heteranthera limosa
TENN-V-0061208	Meade	Kentucky			TENN Heteranthera limosa
TENN-V-0061137	Stewart	Tennessee			TENN Heteranthera limosa
APSC0031771	Trigg	Kentucky			APSC Heteranthera limosa
APSC0031764	Montgomery	Tennessee	16 Jul 1949	Floyd Brown & Alfred Clebsch 408	APSC Heteranthera limosa
APSC0113560	Ballard	Kentucky			APSC Heteranthera limosa
APSC0031760	Humphreys	Tennessee	24 Jul 2001	Stephanie M. Gunn with E.W. Chester 222	APSC Heteranthera limosa
HTTU029406	Meade	Kentucky			HTTU Heteranthera limosa
31234100734357	Meade	Kentucky		P.L.W	EKY Heteranthera limosa
31234100147733	Clinton	Kentucky		Mark A. Gorton	EKY Heteranthera limosa
UCHT005068	Bradley	Tennessee		D. Houck	UCHT Heteranthera limosa
31234100147766	Fulton	Kentucky		B. D. Fields	EKY Heteranthera limosa
31234100147774	Madison	Kentucky		Gary W. Libby	EKY Heteranthera limosa
BEREA008356	Adair	Kentucky			BEREA Heteranthera limosa
TENN-V-0061207	Ballard	Kentucky			TENN Heteranthera limosa
APSC0031763	Henry	Tennessee	12 Sep 1987	Edward W. Chester 87-776	APSC Heteranthera limosa
APSC0031762	Benton	Tennessee	14 Sep 2006	David H. Webb 6500	APSC Heteranthera limosa
APSC0113555	Meade	Kentucky			APSC Heteranthera limosa
APSC0031769	Trigg	Kentucky	06 Sep 1997	Edward W. Chester with Christine Harris 13204	APSC Heteranthera limosa
31234100147741	Clinton	Kentucky		Mark A. Gorton	EKY Heteranthera limosa
BEREA008354	Meade	Kentucky			BEREA Heteranthera limosa
TENN-V-0061209	Trigg	Kentucky			TENN Heteranthera limosa
TENN-V-0061133	Humphreys	Tennessee			TENN Heteranthera limosa
APSC0113557	Meade	Kentucky			APSC Heteranthera limosa
APSC0113559	Meade	Kentucky			APSC Heteranthera limosa
APSC0031768	Trigg	Kentucky	29 Aug 1991	Edward W. Chester 91-103	APSC Heteranthera limosa
APSC0119094	Warren	Kentucky			APSC Heteranthera limosa
TENN-V-0061136	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Heteranthera limosa
TENN-V-0061138	Tipton	Tennessee			TENN Heteranthera limosa
APSC0031772	Stewart	Tennessee	19 Aug 1986	Edward W. Chester 86-868	APSC Heteranthera limosa
APSC0074236	Meade	Kentucky			APSC Heteranthera limosa
APSC0119090	Meade	Kentucky			APSC Heteranthera limosa
APSC0031766	Christian	Kentucky	15 Aug 1983	Kevin Souza, Daniel E. VanNorman, Gary Hale	APSC Heteranthera limosa
APSC0031765	Humphreys	Tennessee	24 Jul 2001	Stephanie M. Gunn with E.W. Chester 215	APSC Heteranthera limosa
APSC0119089	Barren	Kentucky			APSC Heteranthera limosa
TENN-V-0061210	Trigg	Kentucky			TENN Heteranthera limosa
UCHT005067	Bradley	Tennessee		D. Houck	UCHT Heteranthera limosa
APSC0104980	Fayette	Tennessee			APSC Heteranthera limosa
MEM017626	Ballard	Kentucky		Raymond Athey	MEM Heteranthera limosa

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