Kidney-leaved Mudplantain
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavon
Kidney-leaved Mudplantain: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/1754
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Heteranthera reniformis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Pontederiaceae
Genus: Heteranthera
Species:
H. reniformis
Binomial name
Heteranthera reniformis
Synonyms[1]
  • Heterandra reniformis (Ruiz & Pav.) P.Beauv.
  • Leptanthus reniformis (Ruiz & Pav.) Michx.
  • Phrynium reniforme (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze
  • Schollera reniformis (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze
  • Buchosia aquatica Vell.
  • Heteranthera acuta Willd.
  • Heteranthera pubescens Vahl
  • Heteranthera reniformis var. conjungens O.Schwarz
  • Heteranthera virginicus Steud.
  • Leptanthus peruvianus Pers.
  • Leptanthus virginicus Pers.
  • Phrynium reniforme var. acutum (Willd.) Kuntze
  • Pontederia azurea Schult. & Schult.f.

Heteranthera reniformis common name kidneyleaf mud-plantain, and mud plantain; is a species of flowering plant in the family Pontederiaceae.[1][2] It is found in North America.[3] It is listed as a special concern and believed extirpated in Connecticut.[4] It listed as endangered in Illinois and Ohio.[3]

Native American ethnobotany

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The Cherokee apply a hot poultice of the root to inflamed wounds and sores.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  2. ^ "Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  3. ^ a b NRCS. "Heteranthera reniformis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 17 January 2018. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)
  5. ^ Hamel, Paul B. and Mary U. Chiltoskey, 1975, Cherokee Plants and Their Uses -- A 400 Year History, Sylva, N.C. Herald Publishing Co., page 45
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