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Plant Details
Nymphoides cordata [=Nymphoides cordatum]
Little Floating Heart
Scientific Name: |
Nymphoides cordata [=Nymphoides cordatum] |
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Genus: |
Nymphoides |
Species Epithet: |
cordata |
Common Name: |
Little Floating Heart |
Plant Type |
Herb/Wildflower |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Menyanthaceae (Buckbean Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Invasive Status: |
(*Key) |
Size: |
0-1 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
White |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Aquatic |
Bloom Time: |
April, May, June, July, August |
Growing Area: |
Sandhills |
Habitat Description: |
Upland depression ponds, sluggish streams, beaverponds, primarily in the fall-line Sandhills. Locally fairly common in the region, and can be reasonably common at Sandhills Game Land lakes and ponds in Richmond and Scotland counties; scarce in Hoke and Cumberland counties. This is a Watch List species. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Basal |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Important for Wildlife |
Landscape Value: |
Recommended and Available |
State Rank: |
S2: Imperiled (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G5 - Secure (*Key) |
State Status: |
W7: Watch List: Poorly Known in NC (*Key) |
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Blooming in shallow water "puddle pond" Carteret County, NC
©Lynda Clay |
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This charming aquatic perennial often lines the shores of sandhills ponds. Ovate, cordate leaves float at the surface. Cheraw State Park, Chesterfield County, SC
Will Stuart |
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Delicate, 1/2 inch, 5-petaled, pure white blossoms rise above the leaves on slender stems, usually with 1 or 2 open on any given day. Cheraw State Park, Chesterfield County, SC
Will Stuart |
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![The Scientific Name is Nymphoides cordata [=Nymphoides cordatum]. You will likely hear them called Little Floating Heart. This picture shows the Blooming in shallow water](https://ncwildflower.org/images/plants/Little_Floating_Heartlc.jpeg "Blooming in shallow water")
![The Scientific Name is Nymphoides cordata [=Nymphoides cordatum]. You will likely hear them called Little Floating Heart. This picture shows the This charming aquatic perennial often lines the shores of sandhills ponds. Ovate, cordate leaves float at the surface. of Nymphoides cordata [=Nymphoides cordatum]](https://ncwildflower.org/images/plants/Nymphoides_cordata_20120821_0204_WS.jpeg "This charming aquatic perennial often lines the shores of sandhills ponds. Ovate, cordate leaves float at the surface. of Nymphoides cordata [=Nymphoides cordatum]")
![The Scientific Name is Nymphoides cordata [=Nymphoides cordatum]. You will likely hear them called Little Floating Heart. This picture shows the Delicate, 1/2 inch, 5-petaled, pure white blossoms rise above the leaves on slender stems, usually with 1 or 2 open on any given day. of Nymphoides cordata [=Nymphoides cordatum]](https://ncwildflower.org/images/plants/Nymphoides_cordata_20120821_0165_WS.jpeg "Delicate, 1/2 inch, 5-petaled, pure white blossoms rise above the leaves on slender stems, usually with 1 or 2 open on any given day. of Nymphoides cordata [=Nymphoides cordatum]")
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