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Echinodorus tenellus (Mudbabies )
Cressler, Alan

Echinodorus tenellus

Echinodorus tenellus (Mart. ex Schult. f.) Buchenau

Mudbabies

Alismataceae (Water-Plantain Family)

Synonym(s): Echinodorus parvulus, Echinodorus tenellus var. latifolius, Echinodorus tenellus var. parvulus, Helanthium tenellum, Helianthium parvulum

USDA Symbol: ECTE2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , CT , DE , FL , GA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MI , MO , MS , NC , NJ , NY , OK , SC , TX , VA

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Echinodorus tenellus in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Echinodorus tenellus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Echinodorus tenellus

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-10-10
Research By: SET

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