Heteranthera reniformis

Heteranthera reniformis common name kidneyleaf mud-plantain, and mud plantain; is a species of flowering plant in the family Pontederiaceae.^[1][2] It is found in North America.^[3] It is listed as a special concern and believed extirpated in Connecticut.^[4] It listed as endangered in Illinois and Ohio.^[3]

Heteranthera reniformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Commelinales
Family:	Pontederiaceae
Genus:	Heteranthera
Species:	H. reniformis
Binomial name
Heteranthera reniformis Ruiz & Pav.
Synonyms[1]
Heterandra reniformis (Ruiz & Pav.) P.Beauv. Leptanthus reniformis (Ruiz & Pav.) Michx. Phrynium reniforme (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze Schollera reniformis (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze Buchosia aquatica Vell. Heteranthera acuta Willd. Heteranthera pubescens Vahl Heteranthera reniformis var. conjungens O.Schwarz Heteranthera virginicus Steud. Leptanthus peruvianus Pers. Leptanthus virginicus Pers. Phrynium reniforme var. acutum (Willd.) Kuntze Pontederia azurea Schult. & Schult.f.

Native American ethnobotany

The Cherokee apply a hot poultice of the root to inflamed wounds and sores.^[5]