Pontederiaceae
Kidneyleaf mudplantain
Heteranthera reniformis
- Family
- Pontederiaceae
- Genus
- Heteranthera
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 沼车前, 荔枝莲
- English
- Kidneyleaf mudplantain
Synonyms
- Buchosia aquatica Vell.
- Heterandra reniformis Beauv.
- Heteranthera acuta Willd.
- Heteranthera pubescens Vahl
- Heteranthera reniformis var. conjungens O.Schwartz
- Heteranthera virginica Steud.
- Heteranthera virginicus Steud.
- Leptanthus peruvianus Pers.
- Leptanthus reniformis (Ruiz & Pav.) Michx.
- Leptanthus virginicus Pers.
- Phrynium reniforme (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze
- Phrynium reniforme var. acutum (Willd.) Kuntze
- Pontederia azurea Herb.Cub ex Schult.f
- Schollera reniformis (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Solís-Campos Mauricio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Michel Chauvet, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Ayala jimmy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Michel Chauvet, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: isidrepege, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: mariano_27, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: maurizio_52, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Solís-Campos Mauricio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.