OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Commelinales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pontederia cordata var. cordata   FAMILY Pontederiaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pontederia cordata   FAMILY Pontederiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 039-02-001:

Pontederia cordata   FAMILY Pontederiaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
Heartleaf Pickerelweed, Wampee


 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pontederia cordata var. cordata   FAMILY Pontederiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pontederia cordata   FAMILY Pontederiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 039-02-001:
Pontederia cordata   FAMILY Pontederiaceae

 

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1137

Emergent aquatic (rooted); Forb
Perennial

Habitat: swamps, seepage areas, marshes, pond-shores, lake-shores, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Coastal Plain, uncommon in Piedmont, rare in Mountains

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Blue
2-lipped 6-lobed funnelform corolla
6 stamens (3 long exserted & 3 short included)
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall

 

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