Heteranthera limosa

Common Name(s): Mud plantain

Non-Native to Florida

This species appears on the following legally prohibited plant lists

Federal Noxious Weed List Florida Noxious Weed List Florida Prohibited Aquatic Plants List
No No No

The mud plantain or blue mud-plantain is a member of the Pontederiaceae (Pickerelweed Family). It is not native to Florida. It is rarely found growing in the ditches of Orange, Hillsborough, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties (Wunderlin, 2003). It is native to the central United States south to Mexico. It is distinguished from other species of Heteranthera by its single-flowered spathe. The flower is white or blue. Heteranthera limosa is listed as a species of special concern in Kentucky, and as a threatened species in Minnesota and Tennessee.

These photographs were taken in Okeechobee County by Mark Clemons.