The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
Family Name:
Hippuridaceae
Genus:
Hippuris L. L.
Species:
Hippuris vulgaris L.
Species Common Name:
Mare's-tail
Habitat:
Muddy shores; shallow, standing water of marshes or ponds
Abundance and Distribution:
Rare northwest and north central: Cerro Gordo County 1903, Clay County 1936 and Dickinson county 1948
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Des Moines Lobe: Wet Depressions
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e7498