Nymphoides aquatica
Big Floatingheart
Also known as: Hydrocotyle cordata Walter +8 more
- Hydrocotyle cordata Walter
- Limnanthemum aquaticum (J.F.Gmel.) Britton
- Limnanthemum trachyspermum (Michx.) A.Gray
- Menyanthes brachysperma Griseb.
- Menyanthes trachysperma Michx.
- Nymphoides aquaticum Fernald
- Trachysperma aquatica (J.F.Gmel.) House
- Trachysperma nutans Raf.
- Villarsia aquatica J.F.Gmel.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Menyanthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a hydroperennial.
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Indigenous to North America, Nymphoides aquatica (commonly known as Big Floatingheart) is an aquatic herbaceous perennial belonging to the Menyanthaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Massachusetts