Scientific Name | Pontederia cordata L. |
Common Name | Pickerelweed |
Family | Pontederiaceae (Pickerelweed) |
Class | Monocot |
Description | Stout emergent with heart-shaped leaves growing from a swollen base, perennial from base, showy purple flower spike forming numerous seeds |
US Distribution | Eastern North America |
Worldwide Distribution | Temperate North and South America |
Ecology | Shallow emergent to moist soil habitats |
Economic Importance | Prominent in revegetation efforts |
Ecological Importance | Hardy emergent species, good habitat for young fish, macroinvertebrates; seeds a secondary food source for wildlife |
Notes | Considerable variation in leaf shape; this species is being micropropagated by tissue culture techniques as IFAS |
Pickerelweed
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