Heteranthera reniformis

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:**

** 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
UNAF0001607 Lauderdale 17 Jul 1977 Barrett, Michael
s.n.
UNAF
Heteranthera reniformis Ruíz & Pavón
UWAL0047023 Lauderdale 11 Oct 1992 Webb, David H.
6022b
UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis R. & P.
UNA00006901 Hale 04 Aug 1980 Haynes, Robert R.
8066
UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
JSU145756 Calhoun 11 Sep 1992 Hutchinson, Francine
946
JSU
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
AMAL00002957 Monroe 20 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18215
AMAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNA00023354 Marengo 20 Sep 1992 Burk, David H.
12
UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
UNA00017441 Lauderdale 28 Jun 1985 Terry Richardson
7
UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
TROY000043246 Montgomery 24 Sep 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26863
TROY
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
AMAL00001992 Cherokee 26 Aug 1995 Spaulding, Daniel D.
8714
AMAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
AUA000040260 Montgomery 29 Sep 2019 Birkhead, Roger
AUA
Heteranthera Reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
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
UNAF0001608 Lauderdale 08 Oct 1986 Reynolds, William
s.n.
UNAF
Heteranthera reniformis Ruíz & Pavón
JSU110393 Marshall 9 Sep 1991 Spaulding, Daniel D.
870
JSU
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNA00006941 Madison 01 Sep 1979 Meigs, Russell A.
244
UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
JSU110389 Etowah 18 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7571
JSU
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNA00006986 Hale 24 Sep 1965 Maginness, Sherrie E.
s.n.
UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
TROY000045321 Marengo 10 Aug 2013 England, J. Kevin
4451
TROY
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz and Pavon
UNA00006956 Mobile 01 Sep 1884 Mohr, Charles
s.n.
UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
UWAL0005086 Blount 29 Aug 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1569
UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavn
TROY000012948 Covington 19 Jun 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13370
TROY
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
AMAL00019994 Baldwin 15 Jun 2013 Horne, Howard E.
2268
AMAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
ALNHS00007352 Madison 10 JUL 2019 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#4659
ALNHS
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavon
UWAL0039910 Covington 30 Jul 2017 Diamond, Alvin R.
27897
UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNA00006946 Tuscaloosa 20 Sep 1977 Bradshaw, Dwight K.
164
UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
JSU110388 Etowah 18 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7571
JSU
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNA00006981 Tuscaloosa 01 Nov 1981 Horn, Charles N.
457
UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
TROY000012945 Clarke 09 Oct 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
17060
TROY
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNA00054341 Blount 17 Jul 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1248
UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
TROY000012947 Conecuh 09 Sep 2003 Searcy, Darryl
s.n.
TROY
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
AMAL00001993 Madison 24 Aug 1996 Threlkeld, Steven J.
863
AMAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UWAL0049596 Marshall 06 Aug 2008 Webb, David H.
6789
UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis R. & P.
UNA00006951 Choctaw 02 Dec 1978 Haynes, Robert R.
6998
UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
AMAL00016355 Escambia 24 Nov 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14904
AMAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNA00006921 Limestone 13 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
37861
UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
AUA_ACC_64842 Escambia 24 Nov 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14904
AUA
Heteranthera Reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNA00006971 Tuscaloosa 26 Aug 1981 Horn, Charles N.
436
UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
UWAL0005087 Choctaw 18 Oct 1990 Layman, Steven R.
11
UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavon
ALNHS00003246 Jackson 1 Jul 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1750
ALNHS
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
AUA_ACC_52899 Covington 27 Jun 1993 Diamond, Alvin R.
8695
AUA
Heteranthera Reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
JSU110387 Etowah 29 Oct 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
4047
JSU
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UWAL0030712 Montgomery 24 Sep 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26863
UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavon
UNA00006917 Clarke 04 Jul 1980 Lentz, David L.
26
UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
UWAL0013385 Marengo 10 Aug 2013 England, J. Kevin
4451
UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
AUA_ACC_53431 Jackson 24 Jul 1991 Gunn, Scott C.
2039
AUA
Heteranthera Reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNA00006961 Tuscaloosa 01 Nov 1981 Horn, Charles N.
456
UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
JSU110392 Madison 13 Aug 1975 Whetstone, R. David
6275
JSU
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
TROY000012946 Conecuh 31 Jul 1999 Diamond, Alvin R.
11586
TROY
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
AMAL00001994 Madison 27 Jul 1996 Threlkeld, Steven J.
766
AMAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UWAL0047199 Jackson 23 Aug 2017 Webb, David H.
8457
UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & 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
UNA00006912 Covington 20 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
38152
UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
AUA_ACC_37983 Limestone 13 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
37861
AUA
Heteranthera Reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNA00006911 Tuscaloosa 31 Jul 1987 Horn, Charles N.
2239
UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
JSU110391 Madison 13 Aug 1975 Whetstone, R. David
6275
JSU
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UWAL0001583 Pickens 03 Oct 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6194
UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UWAL0043179 Baldwin 14 Jul 2007 Larsen, Harry S.
1625
UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavon
UNA00065757 Clarke 09 Oct 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
17060
UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
UWAL0039476 Jackson 23 Sep 2014 Webb, David H.
8131
UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavon
UNAF0001609 Lauderdale 09 Jul 1977 Watts, Bill
s.n.
UNAF
Heteranthera reniformis Ruíz & Pavón
TROY000012950 Monroe 20 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18215
TROY
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
ALNHS00001508 Clarke 22 May 2012 Horne, Howard E.
SWS-162
ALNHS
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavon
JSU110390 Lauderdale 20 Jul 1996 Whetstone, R. David
18250
JSU
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UWAL0005424 Limestone 13 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
37861
UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavon
UNA00006916 Covington 29 Sep 1979 Nieland, David L.
43
UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
UWAL0039456 Lauderdale 31 Aug 2018 Webb, David H.
8597
UWAL
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavon
UNA00006991 Jackson 02 Aug 1978 Haynes, Robert R.
6836
UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
JSU146105 Cleburne 02 Oct 1992 Hutchinson, Francine
1061
JSU
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNAF0001839 Marshall 06 Aug 2008 Webb, David H.
6799
UNAF
Heteranthera reniformis Ruíz & Pavón
TROY000031815 Pickens 03 Oct 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6194
TROY
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
UNA00064329 Escambia 24 Nov 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14904
UNA
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav?n
TROY000012949 Escambia 24 Nov 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14904
TROY
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavón
SAMF0000652 Shelby 10 Sep 2006 Davenport, Lawrence J.
3565
SAMF
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pavon
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