Pontederia cordata L.

English: Pickerelweed

German: Herzblättrige Pontederie

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Liliopsida (397)

      Order: Liliales (111)

        Family: Pontederiaceae (5)(family description)

          Genus: Pontederia (1)

            Epithet: cordata L. (3)

cordata => heart-shaped, as of leaves having the stalk at the notched end

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: hydrophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: blue, white

Check for Pontederia cordata at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [875] Pontederia cordata - Plants For A Future database

• [39] Gastal Jr., C.V.S., Irgang, B.E. (1999): Pontederia cordata L. vs. Pontederia lanceolata Nutt. Revista da Faculdade de Zootecnia, Veterinária e Agronomia (Uruguaiana, Brazil), 5(0):.