Calflora: Monochoria vaginalis

Taxon Report 5670

Monochoria vaginalis (Burm. f.) Kunth

Heart shape false pickerelweed, Heartshape false pickerelweed

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Monochoria vaginalis, a monocot, is a perennial herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild.

Monochoria vaginalis is classified by the U.S. Federal Government as a NOXIOUS WEED. [USDA 2000]


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Bloom Period

Family:	PONTEDERIACEAE
Genus:	Monochoria

Communities:	agricultural weed, wetland-riparian
Habitat:	disturbed [Walker]
Wetlands:	Occurs almost always under natural conditions in wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]

Distribution by County

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Name Status:

Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93

Alternate Names:
(according to)

PLANTS:	Monochoria vaginalis var. pauciflora
PLANTS:	Pontederia vaginalis

More information about Monochoria vaginalis


	Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images		Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria Original Publication citation (ITIS) USDA PLANTS Profile (MOVA)		Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jul 13, 2017).

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