Pontederia cordata
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| Pickerelweed | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Pontederiaceae |
| Genus: | Pontederia |
| Species: | P. cordata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pontederia cordata L. |
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Pontederia cordata, commonly known as Pickerelweed, is a monocotyledonous aquatic plant native to North and South America. It can be found on pond and lake margins across an extremely large range from eastern Canada south to Argentina. The species is tristylous, meaning the styles of individual plants occur in three different morphs, with most populations containing all three. Leaf shape, which varies considerably across populations, within populations, and even within individuals, has been the source for many taxonomic synonyms.[2]
[edit] External links
Media related to Pontederia cordata at Wikimedia Commons
- PLANTS Profile for Pontederia cordata
- Pontederia cordata, Natural Resources Canada
- Pontederia cordata Flowers in Israel
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Pontederia cordata |
- ^ NatureServe (2006), "Pontederia cordata", NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life, Version 6.1., Arlington, Virginia, http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Pontederia+cordata+, retrieved 2010-07-25
- ^ Adanson, Narukila; Rafinesque, Umsema; Rafinesque, Unisema (2002), "Pontederia cordata", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+, Flora of North America, 26, New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 45, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=220010872
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