Biology:Heteranthera reniformis

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Short description: Species of plant

Heteranthera reniformis
Heteranthera reniformis rizière Camargue.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Pontederiaceae
Genus: Heteranthera
Species:
H. reniformis
Binomial name
Heteranthera reniformis
Ruiz & Pav.

Heteranthera reniformis common name kidneyleaf mud-plantain, and mud plantain; is a plant found in North America.[1] It is listed as a special concern and believed extirpated in Connecticut.[2] It listed as endangered in Illinois and Ohio.[1]

Native American ethnobotany

The Cherokee apply a hot poultice of the root to inflamed wounds and sores.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Heteranthera reniformis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=HERE. 
  2. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 17 January 2018. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)
  3. Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45

Wikidata ☰ Q15598842 entry