Pontederia cordata L.
var. lanceolata (Nutt.) Griseb.

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Mukuvisi Woodland near restaurant

Synonyms:	Pontederia lanceolata Nutt.
Common names:	Pickerel weed (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Introduced and sometimes naturalised
Description:	An aquatic perennial up to 2 m high with erect, emergent stems and horizontal rhizomes. Leaves one per stem, cordate. Flowers borne in spikes 5-15 cm long; petals blue, the upper petal with a yellow blotch in the centre.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	cordata: heart-shaped
Habitat:	In wet places, in and by ponds, streams and rivers
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	Native to America, with a wide range from Eastern Canada to Argentina
Zimbabwe distribution:	W,C,E,S
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Images last updated:	Thursday 12 October 2017
Literature:

Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Pontederia cordata var. lanceolata

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pontederia cordata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pontederia cordata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pontederia cordata
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pontederia cordata
JSTOR Plant Science: Pontederia cordata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pontederia cordata
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