Heteranthera

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Read about Heteranthera in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Heteranthera (name refers to the unlike or different anthers). Ponlederiaceae. A few American bog herbs, one of which now and then occurs in horticultural literature. Sts. creeping, ascending or floating: lvs. long-stalked, grass-like or the blades ovate, oval or reniform: fls. white, blue or yellow, small, arising from the sheathing base of the petiole; perianth with slender tube, the segms. narrow and nearly or quite equal; stamens 3, unequal or equal: fr. a 1-celled or 3-celled caps, inclosed in the withered perianth-tube. H. limosa, Willd., has blue fls.: spathe 1-fld.: lvs. oblong to lance oblong, obtuse. H. reniformis, R. &. P., has smaller white or pale blue fls.: spatbe 3-5-fld.: lvs. orbicular- reniform to cordate, acute. Both these species have unequal anthers. H. dubia, MacM., has equal anthers and small pale yellow fls. All these are natives in E. U. S. and southward, and are useful for transferring to wet grounds and shallow pools. L. H. B. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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