Pontederia cordata / Species Page / Plant Atlas

Characteristics

Classification

Monocots

Family

Pontederiaceae

Genus

Pontederia

Species

Pontederia cordata L. var. cordata

Common Name

Pickerel Weed

Growth Habit

forb

C Value

Plant Notes

Status

Native

Characteristics

Anther Type

Basifixed

Armaments

Base Flower Color

Blue

Carpel Number/Pistil

Duration

Perennial

Fruit Dehiscence

Fruit Type

Utricle

Fruit Wet/Dry

Dry

General Ecology

Aquatic; Terrestrial

Growth Habit

forb

Inflorescence Position

terminal

Inflorescence Types

spike

Leaf Arrangement

alternate; floating; submerged

Leaf Complexity

simple

Leaf Dissection

Leaf Duration

deciduous

Leaf Fragrance

Leaf Notes

sessile leaves submersed and forming basal rosette and petiolate leaves floating

Leaf Petiole Type

petiolate; sessile

Leaf Type

broadleaf

Leaf Venation

parallel; palmate

Leaflet Margins

entire

Leaflet Number

Moisture Requirements

Hydric

Ovary Position

Superior

Overall Flower Symmetry

Zygomorphic

Parent Rock

Calcareous; Chert; Limestone; Sandstone

Perianth Present

Yes

Petal Fusion

Yes

Petal Number

Pistil Complexity

Compound

Pistil Number

Placentation Type

Parietal; Basal

Sepal Fusion

Yes

Sepal Number

Soil Composition

Mineral

Soil pH

Acidic; Alkaline; Circumneutral

Stamen Number

Tepal Fusion

Yes

Tepal Number

Unconsolidated Rock

Yes

Unconsolidated Size Class

Clay; Sand; Silt

Woody Herbaceous

Herbaceous

Specimen(s)

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Classification

Order

Liliales

Family

Pontederiaceae

Genus

Pontederia

Species

Pontederia cordata L. var. cordata - Pickerel Weed

Species Distribution Map

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