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Echinodorus cordifolius (L.) Griseb.
creeping burrhead
Symbol: ECCO3
Group: Monocot
Family: Alismataceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Plant Synonyms:
ECCO3 Echinodorus cordifolius (L.) Griseb.
 

ECRA2

Echinodorus radicans (Nutt.) Engelm.
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About creeping burrhead

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State Distributional Map for ECCO3
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Plant Distribution by State

Echinodorus cordifolius (L.) Griseb.

ECCO3

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Kansas distribution information North Carolina distribution information Illinois distribution information Virginia distribution information Kentucky distribution information Missouri distribution information Tennessee distribution information linked offsite at Univerity of Tennessee Herbarium Arkansas distribution information South Carolina distribution information Georgia distribution information Florida distribution information linked offsite at USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Related Taxa:
Echinodorus cordifolius (L.) Griseb.

View 5 genera in Alismataceae, 4 species in Echinodorus

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Classification:
Echinodorus cordifolius (L.) Griseb.

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    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 L.C. Rich. ex Engelm. – burrhead
                               Species Echinodorus cordifolius (L.) Griseb. – creeping burrhead

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Threatened and Endangered Plant Information:
Echinodorus cordifolius (L.) Griseb.
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.
Indiana:
       creeping bur-head     Extirpated
Maryland:
       upright burhead     Endangered

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Invasive Information:
Echinodorus cordifolius (L.) Griseb.
        burhead
        creeping burhead
This plant is considered invasive by 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 invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Echinodorus cordifolius (L.) Griseb.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL NO OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO OBL OBL

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Echinodorus cordifolius (L.) Griseb.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).
View species account from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38900.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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Echinodorus cordifolius (L.) Griseb.

    UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images

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