Plants Profile for Echinodorus tenellus (mudbabies)

General Information
Symbol:	ECTE2
Group:	Monocot
Family:	Alismataceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	L48 N PR N
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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 95. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
ECPA6	Echinodorus parvulus Engelm.
ECTEL	Echinodorus tenellus (Mart. ex Schult. f.) Buchenau var. latifolius (Seub.) Fassett
ECTEP	Echinodorus tenellus (Mart. ex Schult. f.) Buchenau var. parvulus (Engelm.) Fassett
HETE	Helanthium tenellum (Mart. ex Roem. & Schult.) Britton
HEPA21	Helianthium parvulum (Engelm.) Britton
HETE13	Helianthium tenellum (Mart. ex Schult. f.) Britton

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Alismatidae
Order	Alismatales
Family	Alismataceae – Water-plantain family
Genus	Echinodorus Rich. ex Engelm. – burhead
Species	Echinodorus tenellus (Mart. ex Schult. f.) Buchenau – mudbabies

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
Connecticut Echinodorus tenellus var. parvulus bur-head Endangered
Illinois small burhead Endangered
Indiana Echinodorus parvulus little bur-head Endangered
Kentucky Echinodorus parvulus dwarf burhead Endangered
Michigan dwarf burhead Endangered

Wetland Status

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Synonyms

HETE Helanthium tenellum (Mart. ex Roem. & Schult.) Britton

North America
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	OBL
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	OBL
Great Plains	OBL
Midwest	OBL
Northcentral & Northeast	OBL