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Pontederia L.
pickerelweed

       
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Photo of Pontederia L.
R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.
 
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Pontederia L.

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Distribution:
Pontederia L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Pontederia L.

View 5 genera in Pontederiaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Pontederia cordata L.. . Image Available.
Pontederia cordata
pickerelweed
Distribution of Pontederia rotundifolia L. f.. .
Pontederia rotundifolia
tropical pickerelweed
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Pontederia L.

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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 Pontederia L. – pickerelweed
 

More Accounts and Images:
Pontederia L.

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View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42619.

 
 
Time Generated: 05/23/2013 04:05 PM CDT