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Pontederiaceae
Pontederia

not marked as a favorite taxon *Pontederia rotundifolia Linnaeus f.. Common name: Tropical Pickerelweed. Distribution: S. Mexico to Argentina.

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Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Meso6, POWO, Pellegrini, Horn, & Almeida (2018); = n/a — FNA26, NS. Basionym: Pontederia rotundifolia L.f. 1781 [1782]

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL

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