Alismataceae

Creeping burhead

Aquarius cordifolius (L.) Christenh. & Byng

Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Aquarius

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Creeping burhead: Żabienica sercolistna ( Echinodorus cordifolius ), Botanischer Garten Berlin. — Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (7)

Arabic: سيف الأمازون قلبي الأوراق
arz: سيف الامازون قلبى الاوراق
Chinese: 象耳皇冠, 象牙草, 象耳澤瀉
English: Creeping burhead
German: Herzblättrige Schwertpflanze
Indonesian: Melati air
Russian: Эхинодорус сердцелистный

Synonyms

Alisma cordifolium L.
Damasonium cordifolium (L.) Chaz.
Echinodorus cordifolius (L.) Griseb.
Echinodorus cordifolius subsp. cordifolius
Echinodorus cordifolius subsp. fluitans (Fassett) R.R.Haynes & Holm-Niels.
Echinodorus fluitans Fassett
Echinodorus ovalis C.Wright
Echinodorus radicans (Nutt.) Engelm. ex A.Gray
Sagittaria cordifolia (L.) Lam.
Sagittaria radicans Nutt.

Photos

Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: PEAK99, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.