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