Pontederia cordata

Classification	Monocots
Family	Pontederiaceae
Family (Traditional)	Pontederiaceae
Genus	Pontederia
Species:	Pontederia cordata
Common Name
Growth Habit	**
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics
C value
Status
Specimen(s)	View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Pontederia cordata L. var. cordata

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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 cordata var. albiflora	Pontederia cordata var. albiflora
Pontederia cordata var. angustifolia	Pontederia cordata var. angustifolia (Pursh) Torr.
Pontederia cordata var. cordata	Pontederia cordata var. cordata
Pontederia cordata var. lanceolata	Pontederia cordata var. lanceolata (Nutt.) Griseb.
Pontederia cordata var. lancifolia	Pontederia cordata var. lancifolia (Muhl.) Morong
Pontederia lanceolata	Pontederia lanceolata Nutt.
Unisema media	Unisema media

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: Laurel (KY), Lake (TN), Obion (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BOON, EKY, MEM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1972 - 1973

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
MEM008418	Lake	Tennessee	06 Oct 1972	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr. 72J1.11	MEM Pontederia cordata
BEREA025716	Laurel	Kentucky			EKY Pontederia cordata
009903	Obion	Tennessee	19 Jun 1973	Raymond Athey	BOON Pontederia cordata
009902	Obion	Tennessee	19 Jun 1973	Raymond Athey	BOON Pontederia cordata
MEM007427	Obion	Tennessee	06 Oct 1972	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr. 72J1.18	MEM Pontederia cordata

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