Information about the sole species of Pontederia (tracheophytes, monocots)
that grows in the waters of Mount Desert Island

 compiled by the
Champlain Project - P. O. Box 400 - Southwest Harbor, ME 04679
info@vfthomas.com - 207-266-5748

(updated 29 May 2010)


Pontederiaceae - water hyacinth family
[information to be added]

Mount Desert Island is home to 1 species in 1 genus. Click on a link below or scroll down for more information.
   Pontederia (1 species)
      Pontederia cordata - pickerelweed (common [see note 1 at bottom of page])





Pontederia (pickerelweed)
[information to be added]

Pontederia cordata (pickerelweed) - [information to be added]



Note:
   1. Frequency designation is from the paper "Vascular flora of the Acadia National Park region, Maine" by Craig W. Greene, Linda L. Gregory, Glen H. Mittelhauser, Sally C. Rooney, and Jill E. Weber, published in the spring 2005 issue (vol. 107, No. 930) of Rhodora: Journal of the New England Botanical Club.