The Vascular Plants of Iowa

An Annotated Checklist and Natural History

University of Iowa Press Digital Editions


Group Name:
Angiosperms: Monocotyledons
Family Name:
Alismataceae
Genus:
Echinodorus L.C. Rich. L.C. Rich.
Species:
Echinodorus cordifolius (L.) Griseb.
Synonym(s):
Echinodorus berteroi (Sprengel) Fassett
Echinodorus rostratus (Nutt.) Engelm.
Species Common Name:
Burhead
Habitat:
Shallow water; wet sand
Abundance and Distribution:
Infrequent southwest; rare northwest, northeast and southeast
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Missouri River Alluvium Region: Oxbows
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e12849