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General Information | |
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Symbol: | HELI2 |
Group: | Monocot |
Family: | Pontederiaceae |
Duration: |
Annual |
Growth Habit: |
Forb/herb |
Native Status: |
L48 N PR N |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Absent/Unreported |
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Both, No County Data |
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Synonyms
Symbol | Scientific Name |
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POLI7 | Pontederia limosa Sw. |
Classification
Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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Kingdom | Plantae – Plants |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta – Vascular plants |
Superdivision | Spermatophyta – Seed plants |
Division | Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants |
Class | Liliopsida – Monocotyledons |
Subclass | Liliidae |
Order | Liliales |
Family | Pontederiaceae – Water-Hyacinth family |
Genus | Heteranthera Ruiz & Pav. – mudplantain |
Species | Heteranthera limosa (Sw.) Willd. – blue mudplantain |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
Threatened and Endangered Information: | |
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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. | |
Kentucky
blue mud-plantain
Special Concern
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Minnesota
mud plantain
Threatened
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Tennessee
blue mud-plantain
Threatened
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U.S. Weed Information | |
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Heteranthera limosa
blue mudplantain
ducksalad
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of
Weeds of the U.S.
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SWSS | Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois. |
Wetland Status
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Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
Value Class | Food | Cover |
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