Pontederiaceae
Grassleaf mudplantain
Heteranthera dubia
- Family
- Pontederiaceae
- Genus
- Heteranthera
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Common names
By language (4)
- Belarusian
- Гетэрантэра няпэўная
- Chinese
- 杜邦草
- English
- Grassleaf mudplantain, Water star-grass
- Japanese
- ゾステレラ デュビア
Synonyms
- Commelina dubia Jacq.
- Commelina dubia Delile
- Commelina dubia Kunth
- Heteranthera dubia f. terrestre (Farw.) Vict.
- Heteranthera graminea Vahl
- Heteranthera liebmannii (Buchenau) Shinners
- Leptanthus gramineus Michx.
- Phrynium dubium (Jacq.) Farw.
- Phrynium dubium var. terrestre Farw.
- Potamogeton liebmannii Buchenau
- Schollera dubia (Jacq.) Kuntze
- Schollera graminea Raf.
- Schollera graminea var. minima N.Coleman
- Schollera graminifolia Willd.
- Zosterella dubia (Jacq.) Small
- Zosterella longituba Alexander
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Egleria, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.