Pontederia cordata

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Pontederia cordata
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Commelinales
Family: Pontederiaceae
Genus: Pontederia
Species: P. cordata
Binomial name
Pontederia cordata
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Natural range of Pontederia cordata from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: pickerelweed

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Pontederia cordata is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Pontederia cordata at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Megachilidae: Dianthidium floridiense

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.