Pontederia cordata L.
pickerelweed
Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

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Distribution of Pontederia cordata
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Introduction

This attractive aquatic with spikes of blue flowers has been collected from Port Alberni. It is occasionally planted around garden ponds and was found in a few sites on the north shore of Deer Lake, Burnaby in 2008 (Lomer 6704 @ UBC).

Note Author: Frank Lomer, Honourary Research Associate, University of British Columbia Herbarium