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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Heteranthera dubia   FAMILY Pontederiaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Heteranthera dubia   FAMILY Pontederiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Heteranthera dubia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Heteranthera dubia

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 039-03-002:

Heteranthera dubia   FAMILY Pontederiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Zosterella dubia

 

COMMON NAME:
Water Stargrass


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image of Heteranthera dubia, Water Stargrass

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_hedu2_001_lvd

        

image of Heteranthera dubia, Water Stargrass

USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970    swus_page_105

        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Heteranthera dubia   FAMILY Pontederiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Heteranthera dubia   FAMILY Pontederiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Heteranthera dubia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Heteranthera dubia

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 039-03-002:
Heteranthera dubia   FAMILY Pontederiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Zosterella dubia

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3179

Submersed aquatic sometimes with short emergent stems; Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Streams, rivers, lakes, reservoirs, especially in areas with calcareous substrates, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
3 stamens
Bisexual

Flowers solitary in leaf axils

FRUIT:
Capsule

 

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