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Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav.
kidneyleaf mudplantain

       
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Photo of Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav.
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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Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav.

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Distribution:
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav.

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), USA+ (PR)
 

Related Taxa:
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav.

View 5 genera in Pontederiaceae, 7 species in Heteranthera
 

Classification:
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav.

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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 Heteranthera Ruiz & Pav. – mudplantain
Species Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav. – kidneyleaf mudplantain
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav.

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.

Connecticut:
kidneyleaf mud-plantain              Special Concern
Illinois:
mud plantain              Endangered
Ohio:
mud-plantain              Endangered
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav.

kidneyleaf mudplantain

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:
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav.

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 OBL NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav.

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42616.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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