Biology:Nymphoides cordata
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Short description: Species of plant
| Nymphoides cordata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Menyanthaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphoides |
| Species: | N. cordata
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| Binomial name | |
| Nymphoides cordata (Elliott) Fernald
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Nymphoides cordata, the little floatingheart, is a species of floating aquatic plant native to eastern North America.[1][2]
Description
The floating leaves are 30–70 mm long and cordate (or heart-shaped), with smooth, purple lower surfaces.[3] The flowers are white with five petals.[1]
Range
Little floatingheart grows in eastern North America, from the eastern provinces of Canada down to Maryland, and then reoccurs from the Carolinas down to Louisiana.[4]
Habitat
Freshwater ponds, lakes, and slow-moving rivers and streams.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Nymphoides cordata (little floating-heart): Go Botany". Native Plant Trust. https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/nymphoides/cordata/.
- ↑ "Little Floatingheart (Nymphoides cordata)" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/62368-Nymphoides-cordata.
- ↑ Jacono, C.; Ramey, V.; Gourlay, A.; Murray, A.; Vandiver, V.; Avinger, M.; de Kozlowski, S.. "Florida's floating-hearts: Known Nymphoides". University of Florida. https://plants-archive.ifas.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/files/caip/pdfs/nymphoides.pdf.
- ↑ Kartesz, John T.. "2013 BONAP North American Plant Atlas. TaxonMaps". Biota of North America Program. http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Nymphoides.
Wikidata ☰ Q15567509 entry
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