Pontederia cordata--FL. Collier Co. Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. 12 Jan 03. 073.jpg
Pontederia cordata--FL. Collier Co. Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. 12 Jan 03. 072.jpg
Pontederia cordata--CA. McConnell Arboretum, Redding. 4 Jun 07. 068.jpg
Pontederia cordata--CA. McConnell Arboretum, Redding. 4 Jun 07. 063.jpg
Pontederia cordata--CA. McConnell Arboretum, Redding. 4 Jun 07. 070.jpg
Pontederia cordata--CA. McConnell Arboretum, Redding. 4 Jun 07. 071.jpg
Pontederia cordata--CA. McConnell Arboretum, Redding. 4 Jun 07. 066.jpg
Pontederia cordata--CA. McConnell Arboretum, Redding. 4 Jun 07. 064.jpg
Pontederia cordata--CA. McConnell Arboretum, Redding. 4 Jun 07. 069.jpg
Pontederia cordata--CA. McConnell Arboretum, Redding. 4 Jun 07. 067.jpg
Pontederia cordata--CA. McConnell Arboretum, Redding. 4 Jun 07. 065.jpg
Pontederia cordata, C. Taylor 12886--MO. Lincoln Co. Shaw Nature Reserve. 27 Jun 09. 085.jpg
Pontederia cordata, C. Taylor 12886--MO. Lincoln Co. Shaw Nature Reserve. 27 Jun 09. 082.jpg
Pontederia cordata, C. Taylor 12886--MO. Lincoln Co. Shaw Nature Reserve. 27 Jun 09. 084.jpg
Pontederia cordata, C. Taylor 12886--MO. Lincoln Co. Shaw Nature Reserve. 27 Jun 09. 087.jpg
Pontederia cordata, C. Taylor 12886--MO. Lincoln Co. Shaw Nature Reserve. 27 Jun 09. 083.jpg
Pontederia cordata, C. Taylor 12886--MO. Lincoln Co. Shaw Nature Reserve. 27 Jun 09. 086.jpg
Pontederia, W. D. Stevens 31029--Paraguay. Edo. Pres. Hayes. Rta. 9. 13 Mar 2011. 069 (8).jpg
Pontederia cordata, Stevens, W.D. 31029, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 1001 (20).JPG
Pontederia, W. D. Stevens 31029--Paraguay. Edo. Pres. Hayes. Rta. 9. 13 Mar 2011. 069.jpg
Pontederia cordata, Stevens, W.D. 31029, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 1001 (6).JPG
Pontederia, W. D. Stevens 31029--Paraguay. Edo. Pres. Hayes. Rta. 9. 13 Mar 2011. 069 (5).jpg
Pontederia, W. D. Stevens 31029--Paraguay. Edo. Pres. Hayes. Rta. 9. 13 Mar 2011. 069 (1).jpg
Pontederia, W. D. Stevens 31029--Paraguay. Edo. Pres. Hayes. Rta. 9. 13 Mar 2011. 069 (6).jpg
Pontederia, W. D. Stevens 31029--Paraguay. Edo. Pres. Hayes. Rta. 9. 13 Mar 2011. 069 (11).jpg
Pontederia cordata, Stevens, W.D. 31029, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 1001 (15).JPG
Pontederia cordata, Stevens, W.D. 31029, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 1001 (12).JPG
Pontederia, W. D. Stevens 31029--Paraguay. Edo. Pres. Hayes. Rta. 9. 13 Mar 2011. 069 (14).jpg
Pontederia cordata, Stevens, W.D. 31029, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 1001 (8).JPG
Pontederia, W. D. Stevens 31029--Paraguay. Edo. Pres. Hayes. Rta. 9. 13 Mar 2011. 069 (13).jpg
Pontederia cordata, Stevens, W.D. 31029, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 1001 (17).JPG
Pontederia cordata, Stevens, W.D. 31029, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 1001 (5).JPG
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Pontederia cordata, Stevens, W.D. 31029, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 1001 (11).JPG
Pontederia cordata, Stevens, W.D. 31029, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 1001 (16).JPG
Pontederia cordata, Stevens, W.D. 31029, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 1001 (2).JPG
Pontederia cordata, Stevens, W.D. 31029, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 1001 (19).JPG
Pontederia, W. D. Stevens 31029--Paraguay. Edo. Pres. Hayes. Rta. 9. 13 Mar 2011. 069 (2).jpg
Pontederia cordata, Stevens, W.D. 31029, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 1001 (18).JPG
Pontederia, W. D. Stevens 31029--Paraguay. Edo. Pres. Hayes. Rta. 9. 13 Mar 2011. 069 (12).jpg
Pontederia cordata, Stevens, W.D. 31029, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 1001 (1).JPG
Pontederia, W. D. Stevens 31029--Paraguay. Edo. Pres. Hayes. Rta. 9. 13 Mar 2011. 069 (17).jpg
Pontederia, W. D. Stevens 31029--Paraguay. Edo. Pres. Hayes. Rta. 9. 13 Mar 2011. 069 (9).jpg
Pontederia, W. D. Stevens 31029--Paraguay. Edo. Pres. Hayes. Rta. 9. 13 Mar 2011. 069 (15).jpg
Pontederia, W. D. Stevens 31029--Paraguay. Edo. Pres. Hayes. Rta. 9. 13 Mar 2011. 069 (18).jpg
Pontederia cordata, Stevens, W.D. 31029, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 1001 (7).JPG
Pontederia, W. D. Stevens 31029--Paraguay. Edo. Pres. Hayes. Rta. 9. 13 Mar 2011. 069 (10).jpg
Pontederia cordata, Stevens, W.D. 31029, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 1001 (10).JPG
Pontederia cordata, Stevens, W.D. 31029, Transchaco, 13 Mar 2011 1001 (3).JPG
Native to 58 botanical countries across Northern America and Southern America; introduced into Czechia-Slovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, New South Wales, Victoria (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 5 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
United States, California (McConnell Arboretum and Gardens)
Location Remarks
In Turtle Bay Exploration Park, 840 Sundial Bridge Dr., Redding
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Florida, Collier (Jerome)
25.998333, -81.406111
Location Remarks
Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve, off James Memorial Scenic Dr., northwest of Copeland.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Paraguay, Presidente Hayes (Benjamín Aceval, Zona Km 125)
-24.571667, -58.036389
Location Remarks
96.3 km NW end of Río Paraguay bridge on the Ruta Transchaco; open Copernicia swamp. 80 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
In standing water, fleshy, spikes erect, flowers pale blue, fading to purple.
Location
United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)
25.676781, -80.272034
Location Remarks
10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, Missouri, Lincoln (Villa Ridge)
38.471028, -90.817889
Location Remarks
Shaw Nature Reserve. Highway 100 and I-44. (307 Pinetum Loop Rd.), Gray Summit, MO
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Commelinales
Family
Pontederiaceae
Genus
Pontederia
Specific Epithet
cordata
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 2.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#188,330 of 335,497
Top 57%
Extinction probability
9%
