Nymphoides cordata, the little floatingheart, is a species of floating aquatic plant native to eastern North America.[1][2]

Nymphoides cordata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Menyanthaceae
Genus: Nymphoides
Species:
N. cordata
Binomial name
Nymphoides cordata
(Elliott) Fernald

Description

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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]

Range

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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]

Habitat

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Freshwater ponds, lakes, and slow-moving rivers and streams.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Nymphoides cordata (little floating-heart): Go Botany". gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org. Native Plant Trust. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Little Floatingheart (Nymphoides cordata)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  3. ^ Jacono, C.; Ramey, V.; Gourlay, A.; Murray, A.; Vandiver, V.; Avinger, M.; de Kozlowski, S. "Florida's floating-hearts: Known Nymphoides" (PDF). University of Florida. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  4. ^ Kartesz, John T. "2013 BONAP North American Plant Atlas. TaxonMaps". bonap.net. Biota of North America Program. Retrieved 18 July 2023.