NameThatPlant.net: Heteranthera dubia

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Heteranthera dubia FAMILY Pontederiaceae NEW! Click to go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Heteranthera dubia FAMILY Pontederiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 039-03-002:
Heteranthera dubia FAMILY Pontederiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Zosterella dubia

COMMON NAME:
Water Stargrass

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_hedu2_001_lvd

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Heteranthera dubia FAMILY Pontederiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Heteranthera dubia FAMILY Pontederiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 039-03-002:
Heteranthera dubia FAMILY Pontederiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Zosterella dubia

3179

Submersed aquatic sometimes with short emergent stems; Forb
Perennial

Native to North Carolina

Documented growing wild in - NC -

Rare

Habitat: Streams, rivers, lakes, reservoirs, especially in areas with calcareous substrates, per Weakley's Flora

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LEAVES:
Simple

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3 stamens

Flowers solitary in leaf axils

FRUIT:
Capsule

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