Nymphoides cordata explained

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

Description

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

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

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

Notes and References

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