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*Pontederia rotundifolia Linnaeus f.. Common name: Tropical Pickerelweed. Distribution: S. Mexico to Argentina.
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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