Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)
Image ID: 2010/oth19
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Native
Family:
Pontederiaceae (Pickerelweed)
Height: 1 to 3 ft.
Blooms: June to
November
Leaf Type:
smooth
Bloom Size: 0.5 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Elongate clusters,
Regular blooms, 6 parts
Location: Armstrong Trail
Date: 7/24/2010
Notes:
Aquatic plant.
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Pickerelweed may be
easily confused with:
- Wild Lupine
Pickerweed is an aquatic plant, and has a much larger leaf than the lupine.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
