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Heteranthera limosa (Sw.) Willd.
blue mudplantain
Symbol: HELI2
Group: Monocot
Family: Pontederiaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Click on this Line drawing of Heteranthera limosa to enlarge it and download a high-resolution TIFF file Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 1: 464. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Synonyms:
HELI2 Heteranthera limosa (Sw.) Willd.
 

POLI7

Pontederia limosa Sw.
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About blue mudplantain

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State Distributional Map for HELI2
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Plant Distribution by State

Heteranthera limosa (Sw.) Willd.

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California distribution information Kentucky distribution information Missouri distribution information Tennessee distribution information linked offsite at Univerity of Tennessee Herbarium Arkansas distribution information Illinois distribution information Florida distribution information linked offsite at USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Related Taxa:
Heteranthera limosa (Sw.) Willd.

View 5 genera in Pontederiaceae, 7 species in Heteranthera

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Classification:
Heteranthera limosa (Sw.) Willd.

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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 & Pavón – mudplantain
                               Species Heteranthera limosa (Sw.) Willd. – blue mudplantain

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Threatened and Endangered Plant Information:
Heteranthera limosa (Sw.) Willd.
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
Minnesota:
       mud plantain     Threatened
Tennessee:
       blue mud-plantain     Threatened

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Invasive Information:
Heteranthera limosa (Sw.) Willd.
        ducksalad
        blue mudplantain
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:
Heteranthera limosa (Sw.) Willd.
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 OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NI* NO

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Heteranthera limosa (Sw.) Willd.

View species account from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42618.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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Heteranthera limosa (Sw.) Willd.

    UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images

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