Pontederiaceae

Blue mudplantain

Heteranthera limosa (Sw.) Willd.

Family: Pontederiaceae
Genus: Heteranthera

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Blue mudplantain
Japanese: アメリカコナギ

Synonyms

Heteranthera alismoides Kunth ex Link
Heteranthera hydrocleifolia Griseb.
Heteranthera limosa f. albiflora Benke
Heteranthera limosa f. limosa
Leptanthus ovalis Michx.
Lunania uniflora Raf.
Phrynium limosum (Sw.) Kuntze
Pontederia limosa Sw.
Pontederia triandra Banks ex Schult.f.
Schollera limosa (Sw.) Raf.
Schollera limosa Kuntze
Triexastima uniflora (Raf.) Raf.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native

Photos

Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, 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.