WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/7/08):
Pontederia cordata var. cordata
FAMILY
Pontederiaceae
LESS THAN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pontederia cordata
FAMILY
Pontederiaceae
LESS THAN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 039-02-001:
Pontederia cordata
FAMILY
Pontederiaceae
COMMON NAME:
Heartleaf Pickerelweed, Wampee
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JK Marlow jkm080517_107
May Aiken County SC
Savannah River Bluffs Heritage Preserve
Leaves primarily ovate to triangular-lanceolate, base cordate or truncate, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE leaves of Pontederia species
JK Marlow jkm080517_181
May Edgefield County SC
Often in dense colonies, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
JK Marlow jkm080517_185
May Edgefield County SC
Inflorescence a dense terminal spike-like panicle, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
JK Marlow jkm080517_185b
May Edgefield County SC
Flowers 2-lipped, each lip 3-lobed, the upper lip marked with yellow, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.









