At first this looks like a starved water Hyacinth, and you might pass on to find one with a grand inflorescence. When you take a closer look you’ll see that it’s not a floating plant, but is rooted in the soil, and thus will be submerged in floods, but can also be swept away and start a new population elsewhere.
This is the first location I’ve seen tropical pickerelweed (Pontederia rotundifolia) so far in Pantanal.
Native range is Mexico to south tropical America.
Last updated on 8 November 2024
