Biology:Nymphoides cordata

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Short description: Species of plant

Nymphoides cordata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Menyanthaceae
Genus: Nymphoides
Species:
N. cordata
Binomial name
Nymphoides cordata
(Elliott) Fernald

Nymphoides cordata, the little floatingheart, is a species of floating aquatic plant native to eastern North America.[1][2]

Description

The floating leaves are 30–70 mm long and cordate (or heart-shaped), with smooth, purple lower surfaces.[3] The flowers are white with five petals.[1]

Range

Little floatingheart grows in eastern North America, from the eastern provinces of Canada down to Maryland, and then reoccurs from the Carolinas down to Louisiana.[4]

Habitat

Freshwater ponds, lakes, and slow-moving rivers and streams.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15567509 entry