Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie Weed Science & Agronomy INRA-Dijon

Bayer Code : hetli

Scientific name: Heteranthera limosa (S W.) Willdenow / Vahl

Synonym(s) of Sc. name:

Classification: Pontederiaceae, Monocotyledonous

Common name: ducksalad (U.S.A.)

Synonym(s) of Common name:

Name per country: FR : heteranthère des marais ; IT : eterantera a fiore azzurro ; PT : ; EN : ducksalad (U.S.A.) ;

Biological type: Annual

Seedling:

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Adult plant:

- Height : 10-40 cm.

- Stem : habit almost erect; not rooting at the nodes.

- Leaves : 6x2-3 cm, alternate, glabrous, ovate -lanceolate ; petiole 6-10 cm.

- Inflorescence : raceme 1-flowered with 6 tepals white to pale blue.

- Fruit : capsule many-seeded.

- Risk of confusion with: Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz et Pavon.

- Biological type : annual.

Mistake with: Heteranthera reniformis

Ecological profile (click on flags):   Present       Present    

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