OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 7 taxa in the family Pontederiaceae, Pickerelweed family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.

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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Water-hyacinth

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Oshuna crassipes   FAMILY: Pontederiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Eichhornia crassipes   FAMILY: Pontederiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Eichhornia crassipes 039-01-001   FAMILY: Pontederiaceae

 

Habitat: Ponds, ditches, sluggish water

Uncommon in Coastal Plain but can be an aggressive aquatic weed (rare in Piedmont)

Non-native: tropical America

 


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Common Name: Rooted Water-hyacinth, anchored water-hyacinth

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Eichhornia azurea   FAMILY: Pontederiaceae

PLANTS National Database: Eichhornia azurea   FAMILY: Pontederiaceae

 

Habitat: Ditches, rivers

Non-native: southern Mexico to South America, and West Indies

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Heartleaf Pickerelweed, Wampee

Weakley's Flora: (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): Pontederia cordata 039-02-001   FAMILY: Pontederiaceae

 

Habitat: Swamps, seepage areas, marshes, pond-shores, lake-shores

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

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Lanceleaf Pickerelweed

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Pontederia cordata var. lancifolia   FAMILY: Pontederiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Pontederia cordata   FAMILY: Pontederiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Pontederia cordata 039-02-001?   FAMILY: Pontederiaceae

 

Habitat: Marshes, pond-shores, lake-shores

Common in GA Coastal Plain (uncommon in SC, rare in NC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Kidneyleaf Mud Plantain

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Heteranthera reniformis   FAMILY: Pontederiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Heteranthera reniformis   FAMILY: Pontederiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Heteranthera reniformis 039-03-001   FAMILY: Pontederiaceae

 

Habitat: In shallow, stagnant water in floodplains, or emersed on mud

Uncommon in NC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Water Stargrass

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Heteranthera dubia   FAMILY: Pontederiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Heteranthera dubia   FAMILY: Pontederiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Heteranthera dubia 039-03-002   FAMILY: Pontederiaceae

 

Habitat: Streams, rivers, lakes, reservoirs, especially in areas with calcareous substrates

Rare

Native to North Carolina

 


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Common Name: Monochoria, heartshape false pickerelweed

Monochoria vaginalis

PLANTS National Database: Monochoria vaginalis   FAMILY: Pontederiaceae

 

Non-native

 


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