Nymphoides cordata | |
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Scientific classification | |
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]
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]
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]
Freshwater ponds, lakes, and slow-moving rivers and streams. [1]