Pickeral rush (Pontederia cordata)
This emergent aquatic, with its leaves and flowers above water and portions of the stem under water, is found typically in shallow, quiet water. The seeds can be eaten like nuts and the young leaf-stalks cooked as greens. Deer also feed on these plants. The common name suggests that this plant, as well as the fish known as pickerel, occupy the same habitat.
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Author Company | Integration and Application Network |
Date Created | 2014-07-15 |
Album | Flora > Marsh/Wetlands |
Type | Photo |
Dimensions | 3072 x 4608 |
Filesize | 9.7 MB |
Number of Downloads | 196 |
Filetype(s) | JPG |
License | Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) |
Required Attribution | Jane Hawkey, Integration and Application Network (ian.umces.edu/media-library) |