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Nymphoides peltata (S.G. Gmel.) Kuntze
yellow floatingheart

       
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Nymphoides peltata (S.G. Gmel.) Kuntze

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Synonyms:
Nymphoides peltata (S.G. Gmel.) Kuntze

  LIPE6 Limnanthemum peltatum S.G. Gmel.
  NYNY Nymphoides nymphaeoides (L.) Britton
 

Distribution:
Nymphoides peltata (S.G. Gmel.) Kuntze

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, TN, TX, VT, WA), CAN (ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Nymphoides peltata (S.G. Gmel.) Kuntze

View 3 genera in Menyanthaceae, 5 species in Nymphoides
 

Classification:
Nymphoides peltata (S.G. Gmel.) Kuntze

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Solanales
Family Menyanthaceae – Buckbean family
Genus Nymphoides Hill – floatingheart
Species Nymphoides peltata (S.G. Gmel.) Kuntze – yellow floatingheart
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Nymphoides peltata (S.G. Gmel.) Kuntze

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Connecticut:
yellow floating heart              Potentially invasive, banned
Maine:
yellow floating heart              Invasive aquatic plant
Massachusetts:
Yellow floating heart              Prohibited
Oregon:
yellow floating heart              "A" designated weed
yellow floating heart              Quarantine
Vermont:
yellow floating heart              Class B noxious weed
Washington:
yellow floating heart              Class B noxious weed
yellow floating heart              Wetland and aquatic weed quarantine
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Nymphoides peltata (S.G. Gmel.) Kuntze

yellow floating heart

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Introduced Information:
Nymphoides peltata (S.G. Gmel.) Kuntze

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Nymphoides peltata (S.G. Gmel.) Kuntze

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Nymphoides peltata (S.G. Gmel.) Kuntze

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 29998.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Nymphoides peltata (S.G. Gmel.) Kuntze

Flower & plant images from Japan

Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

Swedish Virtual Flora: images & text (in Swedish)

WA-King County Noxious Weeds

WA-NonNative Freshwater Plants

WA-Noxious Weed List & Information

Western Aquatic Plant Management Society

 
 
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