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Pickerelweed
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Pickerelweed

Pontederia cordata L.

Names

EnglishPickerelweed
DutchMoerashyacint
SpanishEspigas de agua
Chinese梭鱼草
Scientific namePontederia cordata L.

About this species

Pontederia cordata, common name pickerelweed (USA) or pickerel weed (UK), is a monocotyledonous aquatic plant native to the Americas. It grows in a variety of wetlands, including pond and lake margins across an extremely large range from eastern Canada south to Argentina. A few examples include northern rivers, the Everglades and Louisiana.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderCommelinales
FamilyPontederiaceae
GenusPontederia

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