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Tropical pickerelweed
Pontederia rotundifolia
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
common water hyacinthPontederia crassipes
pickerelweedPontederia cordata
Kidneyleaf mud plantainHeteranthera reniformis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Bolivia | 169 |
|---|---|
| Beni | 153 |
| Argentina | 74 |
| Brazil | 37 |
| Buenos Aires | 28 |
| Santa Fe | 20 |
| Para | 20 |
| Corrientes | 19 |
| Santa Cruz | 12 |
| Uruguay | 9 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | Spiderworts and Allies · Commelinales |
| Family | Pontederiaceae |
| Genus | Pickerel Weeds · Pontederia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Tropical pickerelweed with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.