Pickerel Weed (Pontederia cordata)
Introduction
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Pickerel Weed (Pontederia cordata)
Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 31 Jul 2017
Growing beside the pond > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5481925 in Poringland's Memorial Garden. This plant is native to quiet waters at stream and pond margins from Nova Scotia south to Florida and Texas. The flowers are replaced by starchy seeds with distinctive toothed ridges, which are released into the water. The seeds are edible picked fresh from the plant or can be dried and added to granola cereals. Very young leaves can be used as salad greens. The genus' name refers to Guilio Pontedera (1688-1757), professor of botany at Padua.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.566169
Longitude
1.348572