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Pontederia cordata L.

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Reference
Sp.Pl. 1:288 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Not Current

Rhizomatous, aquatic perennial, herb, to 1.3 m high. Fl. blue-purple, Nov to Dec or Jan to Apr. In still or slow-flowing fresh water to 50 cm deep. Along a creek from a deliberate planting.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 7 July 1995