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Taxonomic Details for Pontederia cordata

Systematic Resumé:
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
InfrakingdomStreptophyta
SuperdivisionEmbryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderLilianae
OrderCommelinales
FamilyPontederiaceae
GenusPontederia
SpeciesPontederia cordata
Common Name: pickerelweed
Authority: L.
ITIS TSN: 42620   (click on the taxonomic serial number to view the ITIS web page)
Habitats: Salinity Zone: Fresh water
GCE Contact: Steven C. Pennings, University of Houston, Houston, Texas

GCE Data Sets:

GIS-GCEL-1812a (May to July 2018 regions of interest (ROIs) of tidal marsh and tidal forest plant species to be used as ground reference data in habitat mapping)

GIS-GCEL-1812 (May to July 2018 ground control points GPS coordinates of tidal marsh and tidal forest plant species to be used as ground control points in habitat mapping)

PLT-GCET-1703 (Mesocosm experiment on fresh marsh plant community responses to salinity pulses in 2014 and 2015)

PLT-GCET-1703a (Plant Responses to the GCE-LTER Seawater Addition Long Term Experiment (SALTEx) from 2013 to 2017)

PLT-GCET-1510 (Pot experiment on fresh and brackish marsh plants responses to salinity pulses in summer 2013)

(view all 6 relevant data sets in the GCE Data Catalog)

Pontederia cordata
Pontederia cordata. Photo by Steve Pennings.

Pontederia cordata
Pontederia cordata. Photo Steven Pennings

Pontederia cordata
Pontederia cordata specimen from UGAMI herbarium. Photo Steven Pennings

Pontederia cordata
Top to bottom: Peltandra virginica, Potederia cordata, Sagittaria lancifolia

LTER
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grants OCE-9982133, OCE-0620959, OCE-1237140 and OCE-1832178. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.