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Pontederia cordata L.
pickerelweed

       
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Photo of Pontederia cordata L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Pontederia cordata L.

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Synonyms:
Pontederia cordata L.

  POCOA Pontederia cordata L. var. angustifolia (Pursh) Torr. & Elliot
  POCOL Pontederia cordata L. var. lanceolata (Nutt.) Griseb.
  POCOL2 Pontederia cordata L. var. lancifolia (Muhl. ex Elliot) Torr.
  POLA17 Pontederia lanceolata Nutt.
 

Distribution:
Pontederia cordata L.

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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 (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Pontederia cordata L.

View 5 genera in Pontederiaceae, 2 species in Pontederia
 

Classification:
Pontederia cordata L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Liliidae
Order Liliales
Family Pontederiaceae – Water-Hyacinth family
Genus Pontederia L. – pickerelweed
Species Pontederia cordata L. – pickerelweed
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Pontederia cordata L.

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 protected plant list for that location.

Kentucky:
pickerel-weed              Threatened
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Pontederia cordata L.

pickerelweed

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.

SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Pontederia cordata L.

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 OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Pontederia cordata L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin     Minor   Minor      
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Pontederia cordata L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42620.

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

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Pontederia cordata L.

AL-Auburn University Horticulture Department

CT-Connecticut Botanical Society

DE-Delaware Wildflowers

FL-Aquatic, Wetland, and Invasive Plants

IL-vPlants.org

MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

MO-Missouri Plants

NC-NCSU Plant Fact Sheet

NJ-Plants of the New Jersey Pine Barrens

New York Botanical Garden Herbarium Specimens

OR-Rook.org Plant Guide

UK-Plants For A Future

VA-Virginia Tech Weed I.D. Guide

WI & MN-Wetland Plants & Plant Communities

Wildflowers of the Southeastern United States

 
 
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