Heteranthera reniformis common name kidneyleaf mud-plantain, and mud plantain; is a plant found in North America.[1] It is listed as a special concern and believed extirpated in Connecticut.[2] It listed as endangered in Illinois and Ohio.[1]
| Heteranthera reniformis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Pontederiaceae |
| Genus: | Heteranthera |
| Species: | H. reniformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav.
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Native American ethnobotany
editThe Cherokee apply a hot poultice of the root to inflamed wounds and sores.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b NRCS. "Heteranthera reniformis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 17 January 2018. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)
- ^ Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
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