Heteranthera pauciflora C.N. Horn
Detail
- Family
- Pontederiaceae
- Botanical Name
- Heteranthera pauciflora C.N. Horn
- Common Name
- Atlantic Mud Plantain
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Heteranthera pauciflora C.N. Horn
- Comments
- Heteranthera pauciflora is one of two new species described by Horn (2020, in J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 14 (1): 1-8) as segregates from the midwestern Heteranthera multiflora. Heteranthera pauciflora has 3–6 flowers on a short axis that is commonly included in the subtending spathe. It is a Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain endemic ranging from New Jersey to North Carolina.
- Habitat
- Shallow water and mud on both intertidal and rocky, nontidal river shores. Rare in the c. Coastal Plain and immediately adjacent Fall Zone of the outer Piedmont.
- Native Status
- Native
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