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An Annotated Checklist and Natural History
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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Monocotyledons
Family Name:
Pontederiaceae
Genus:
Heteranthera Ruiz & Pavon
Ruiz & Pavon
Genus Common Name:
Water star-grass
Species:
Heteranthera limosa
(Sw.) Willd.
Habitat:
Shallow water; muddy shores
Abundance and Distribution:
Rare northwest, southeast and southwest: Fremont county 1888, Lyon county and Muscatine county 1894
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Northwest Iowa Plains: Sioux Quartzite Outcrops
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e16890