Heteranthera reniformis

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Family:PONTEDERIACEAE
Species:Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav.
Common Name:Kidney Leaf Mud Plantain
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:HERE
Plant Notes:Kidney Leaf Mud Plantain is a native herbaceous perennial in the Pickerel Weed family (Pontideriaceae). It occurs throughout most of Alabama. Kidney Leaf Mud Plantain grows on the banks or floating in small, slow-moving streams, in ponds, on the banks of rivers, on mudflats, and in wet roadside ditches. It is a perennial with a creeping stem that roots at the nodes. Leaves are alternate, petiolate, reniform or cordate in outline, entire, and glabrous. The stems and leaves are spongy. Flowers are produced in spikes of 2-8 flowers from the axils of the leaves. The flowers open in early morning and usually wither by afternoon. The flowers are subtended by a spathe. Individual flowers are white in color with a tubular portion and 6 lobes. The tepals are glandular pubescent on the outer surface. The corolla has 6 lobes, with the central lobe being the largest. The central lobe has a yellow and purple-brown spot at its base. There are three stamens. The lateral two stamens are small and have yellow anthers. The central stamen is larger and has a blue anther. The fruit is a capsule with 8-14 winged seed. Kidney Leaf Mud Plantain is sometimes available from nurseries that sell aquatic plants. It can be grown in a pool. Kidney Leaf Mud Plantain has been introduced, and is considered a weed, in Hawaii, Australia, and Italy.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, OBL (NWI), G5 (Global Rank)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyPONTEDERIACEAE - Water-Hyacinth family
Genus Heteranthera
Species Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav. - Kidney Leaf Mud Plantain

Citation

Citation Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón, Fl. Peruv. 1: 43, pl. 71, f. a. 1798.
Basionym: **
Type: PERU: Without data (lectotype: Ruiz López & Pavón, Fl. Peruv. Prodr. t. 2. 1794). Lectotypified by R. A. Howard, Fl. Less. Antill., Monocot. 449. 1979.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Buchosia aquatica Buchosia aquatica Vellozo, Fl. Flum. 33. 1829 ("1825"). BRAZIL
Heterandra reniformis Heterandra reniformis Palisot de Beauvois, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 4: 177. 1799. PENNSYLVANIA
Leptanthus peruvianus Leptanthus peruvianus Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 56. 1805, nom. illegit.Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz López & Pavón 1798. 
Leptanthus reniformis Leptanthus reniformis (Ruiz López & Pavón) Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 25. 1803.Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz López & Pavón 1798. 
Leptanthus virginicus Leptanthus virginicus Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 56. 1805, nom. illegit.Leptanthus reniformis (Ruiz López & Pavón) Michaux 1803; Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz López & Pavón 1798. 
Phrynium reniforme Phrynium reniforme (Ruiz López & Pavón) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 318. 1898.Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz López & Pavón 1798. 
Phrynium reniforme var. acutum Phrynium reniforme (Ruiz López & Pavón) Kuntze, var. acutum (Willdenow) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 318. 1898.Heteranthera acuta Willdenow 1801. 
Schollera reniformis Schollera reniformis (Ruiz López & Pavón) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 719. 1891.Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz López & Pavón 1798. 
Heteranthera acuta Heteranthera acuta Willd., Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin Neue Schriften 3: 438. 1801.  

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Choctaw, Clarke, Cleburne, Conecuh, Covington, Escambia, Etowah, Hale, Jackson, Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Pickens, Shelby, Tuscaloosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UNAF, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1884 - 1992

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU110391 Madison 13 Aug 1975 Whetstone, R. David
6275		 JSU
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
AUA_ACC_64842 Escambia 24 Nov 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14904		 AUA
Heteranthera Reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNA00006956 Mobile 01 Sep 1884 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
JSU110393 Marshall 9 Sep 1991 Spaulding, Daniel D.
870		 JSU
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNA00006917 Clarke 04 Jul 1980 Lentz, David L.
26		 UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
TROY000012950 Monroe 20 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18215		 TROY
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UWAL0039456 Lauderdale 31 Aug 2018 Webb, David H.
8597		 UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavon
AMAL00016355 Escambia 24 Nov 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14904		 AMAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNA00006951 Choctaw 02 Dec 1978 Haynes, Robert R.
6998		 UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
TROY000012946 Conecuh 31 Jul 1999 Diamond, Alvin R.
11586		 TROY
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNA00006911 Tuscaloosa 31 Jul 1987 Horn, Charles N.
2239		 UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
AMAL00019994 Baldwin 15 Jun 2013 Horne, Howard E.
2268		 AMAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UWAL0039910 Covington 30 Jul 2017 Diamond, Alvin R.
27897		 UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
JSU146105 Cleburne 02 Oct 1992 Hutchinson, Francine
1061		 JSU
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UWAL0005424 Limestone 13 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
37861		 UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavon
AMAL00001993 Madison 24 Aug 1996 Threlkeld, Steven J.
863		 AMAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNA00017441 Lauderdale 28 Jun 1985 Terry Richardson
7		 UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
UNA00023354 Marengo 20 Sep 1992 Burk, David H.
12		 UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
AMAL00001992 Cherokee 26 Aug 1995 Spaulding, Daniel D.
8714		 AMAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNA00006981 Tuscaloosa 01 Nov 1981 Horn, Charles N.
457		 UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
UWAL0001583 Pickens 03 Oct 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6194		 UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
JSU110390 Lauderdale 20 Jul 1996 Whetstone, R. David
18250		 JSU
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNA00006941 Madison 01 Sep 1979 Meigs, Russell A.
244		 UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
UWAL0036084 Blount 06 Jul 2015 Anderson, Kelly
884		 UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavon
TROY000045578 Covington 30 Jul 2017 Diamond, Alvin R.
27897		 TROY
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
AMAL00002957 Monroe 20 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18215		 AMAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNA00006901 Hale 04 Aug 1980 Haynes, Robert R.
8066		 UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
TROY000012948 Covington 19 Jun 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13370		 TROY
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNA00006971 Tuscaloosa 26 Aug 1981 Horn, Charles N.
436		 UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
TROY000031815 Pickens 03 Oct 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6194		 TROY
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UWAL0030712 Montgomery 24 Sep 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26863		 UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavon
TROY000043246 Montgomery 24 Sep 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26863		 TROY
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
AUA_ACC_52899 Covington 27 Jun 1993 Diamond, Alvin R.
8695		 AUA
Heteranthera Reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UWAL0013385 Marengo 10 Aug 2013 England, J. Kevin
4451		 UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNAF0001839 Marshall 06 Aug 2008 Webb, David H.
6799		 UNAF
Heteranthera reniformis Ruíz & Pavón
UNA00054341 Blount 17 Jul 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1248		 UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
JSU110389 Etowah 18 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7571		 JSU
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNA00064329 Escambia 24 Nov 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14904		 UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
UNA00065757 Clarke 09 Oct 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
17060		 UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
TROY000012949 Escambia 24 Nov 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14904		 TROY
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
AUA000040260 Montgomery 29 Sep 2019 Birkhead, Roger
 AUA
Heteranthera Reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
ALNHS00007352 Madison 10 JUL 2019 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#4659		 ALNHS
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavon
UNAF0001607 Lauderdale 17 Jul 1977 Barrett, Michael
s.n.		 UNAF
Heteranthera reniformis Ruíz & Pavón
UNAF0001609 Lauderdale 09 Jul 1977 Watts, Bill
s.n.		 UNAF
Heteranthera reniformis Ruíz & Pavón
UWAL0047199 Jackson 23 Aug 2017 Webb, David H.
8457		 UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavon
JSU110388 Etowah 18 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7571		 JSU
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
JSU110392 Madison 13 Aug 1975 Whetstone, R. David
6275		 JSU
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UWAL0043179 Baldwin 14 Jul 2007 Larsen, Harry S.
1625		 UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavon
TROY000045321 Marengo 10 Aug 2013 England, J. Kevin
4451		 TROY
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz and Pavon
UNA00068714 Blount 29 Aug 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1569		 UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
AUA_ACC_44876 Conecuh 12 Dec 1986 Diamond, Alvin R.
2958		 AUA
Heteranthera Reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNA00006916 Covington 29 Sep 1979 Nieland, David L.
43		 UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
UWAL0047023 Lauderdale 11 Oct 1992 Webb, David H.
6022b		 UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis R. & P.
AUA_ACC_37983 Limestone 13 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
37861		 AUA
Heteranthera Reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNA00006921 Limestone 13 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
37861		 UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
UNA00006961 Tuscaloosa 01 Nov 1981 Horn, Charles N.
456		 UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
UWAL0005086 Blount 29 Aug 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1569		 UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavn
JSU110387 Etowah 29 Oct 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
4047		 JSU
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
JSU145756 Calhoun 11 Sep 1992 Hutchinson, Francine
946		 JSU
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNA00006986 Hale 24 Sep 1965 Maginness, Sherrie E.
s.n.		 UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
AMAL00001994 Madison 27 Jul 1996 Threlkeld, Steven J.
766		 AMAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
ALNHS00001508 Clarke 22 May 2012 Horne, Howard E.
SWS-162		 ALNHS
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavon
SAMF0000652 Shelby 10 Sep 2006 Davenport, Lawrence J.
3565		 SAMF
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavon
UNA00006991 Jackson 02 Aug 1978 Haynes, Robert R.
6836		 UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
UNA00006946 Tuscaloosa 20 Sep 1977 Bradshaw, Dwight K.
164		 UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
UWAL0039476 Jackson 23 Sep 2014 Webb, David H.
8131		 UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavon
TROY000012947 Conecuh 09 Sep 2003 Searcy, Darryl
s.n.		 TROY
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
TROY000012945 Clarke 09 Oct 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
17060		 TROY
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
AUA_ACC_53431 Jackson 24 Jul 1991 Gunn, Scott C.
2039		 AUA
Heteranthera Reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
ALNHS00003246 Jackson 1 Jul 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1750		 ALNHS
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNAF0001608 Lauderdale 08 Oct 1986 Reynolds, William
s.n.		 UNAF
Heteranthera reniformis Ruíz & Pavón
UWAL0049596 Marshall 06 Aug 2008 Webb, David H.
6789		 UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis R. & P.
UWAL0005087 Choctaw 18 Oct 1990 Layman, Steven R.
11		 UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavon
UNA00006912 Covington 20 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
38152		 UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
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