PLANTS Profile for Monochoria vaginalis (heartshape false pickerelweed)

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PLANTS Profile

Monochoria vaginalis (Burm. f.) C. Presl ex Kunth
heartshape false pickerelweed

Symbol:

MOVA

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Pontederiaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I

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Photo of Monochoria vaginalis (Burm. f.) C. Presl ex Kunth

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Thailand. Usage Requirements.

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Monochoria vaginalis (Burm. f.) C. Presl ex Kunth

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Synonyms:
Monochoria vaginalis (Burm. f.) C. Presl ex Kunth

	MOVAP	Monochoria vaginalis (Burm. f.) C. Presl ex Kunth var. pauciflora (Blume) Merr.
	POVA8	Pontederia vaginalis Burm. f.

Distribution:
Monochoria vaginalis (Burm. f.) C. Presl ex Kunth


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USA (CA, HI)

Related Taxa:
Monochoria vaginalis (Burm. f.) C. Presl ex Kunth

View 5 genera in Pontederiaceae, 2 species in Monochoria

Classification:
Monochoria vaginalis (Burm. f.) C. Presl ex Kunth

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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	Monochoria C. Presl – monochoria
Species	Monochoria vaginalis (Burm. f.) C. Presl ex Kunth – heartshape false pickerelweed

Noxious Weed Information:
Monochoria vaginalis (Burm. f.) C. Presl ex Kunth

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.

United States:
pickerel weed		Noxious weed
Alabama:
pickerel weed		Class A noxious weed
California:
pickerel weed		Quarantine
Florida:
		Prohibited aquatic plant, Class 1
Massachusetts:
pickerel weed		Prohibited
North Carolina:
heartshape falsepickerelweed		Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
pickerel weed		Quarantine
South Carolina:
monochoria		Invasive aquatic plant
monochoria		Plant pest
Vermont:
pickerel weed		Class A noxious weed

U.S. Weed Information:
Monochoria vaginalis (Burm. f.) C. Presl ex Kunth

heartshape false pickerelweed
pickerel weed

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.

US		Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2006. Federal noxious weed list (24 May 2006). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC. 2pp.
STATE		Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.

Introduced Information:
Monochoria vaginalis (Burm. f.) C. Presl ex Kunth

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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Wetland Indicator Status:
Monochoria vaginalis (Burm. f.) C. Presl ex Kunth

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Monochoria vaginalis (Burm. f.) C. Presl ex Kunth

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42628.

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

Related Web Sites:
Monochoria vaginalis (Burm. f.) C. Presl ex Kunth

CalFlora: database occurrence

U.S. Federal Noxious Weed Regulations

Time Generated: 10/06/2008 10:18 AM MDT