pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)
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Flowering plantsIn Lake County, Ohio

Pickerelweed

Pontederia cordata L.

Pickerelweed in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Near Lake County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 4 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (53)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (26)
  • Recorded, season not shown (5)
  • Season shown (4)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
pickerelweed by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yet
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yet
Cuyahoga County88 · Season shown
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yet
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County58 · Season shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga County47 · Recorded, season not shown
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County44 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lorain County25 · Season shown
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina County44 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yet
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yet
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage County20 · Season shown
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yet
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit County54 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Warren CountyNo qualifying records yet
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Lake County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 44 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Lake County · records of all species each week, 29,200 in all

Records per week from 44 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of pickerelweed in Lake County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of pickerelweedYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100054
Jan 11–170037
Jan 18–240052
Jan 25–310082
Feb 1–70058
Feb 8–140089
Feb 15–210051
Feb 22–280054
Mar 1–70051
Mar 8–1400155
Mar 15–2100190
Mar 22–2800166
Mar 29 – Apr 400234
Apr 5–1100425
Apr 12–1800525
Apr 19–2500522
Apr 26 – May 200844
May 3–9001,247
May 10–1600647
May 17–2300950
May 24–30001,067
May 31 – Jun 6001,073
Jun 7–13221,320
Jun 14–20111,088
Jun 21–27221,052
Jun 28 – Jul 4741,305
Jul 5–11841,359
Jul 12–18631,171
Jul 19–25441,056
Jul 26 – Aug 1531,193
Aug 2–8331,090
Aug 9–1500745
Aug 16–22111,084
Aug 23–2911847
Aug 30 – Sep 511699
Sep 6–1200858
Sep 13–1911714
Sep 20–2600739
Sep 27 – Oct 300731
Oct 4–1000723
Oct 11–1711475
Oct 18–2400425
Oct 25–3111371
Nov 1–700271
Nov 8–1400271
Nov 15–2100197
Nov 22–2800182
Nov 29 – Dec 50081
Dec 6–1200111
Dec 13–190084
Dec 20–260096
Dec 27 – Jan 200289

Reported in flower

Only 18 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No records here show fruit yet, so there is no fruiting season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Mid-June to late September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 757 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 470 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of pickerelweed in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of pickerelweedYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–180039,925
Apr 19–250041,623
Apr 26 – May 21156,391
May 3–91152,952
May 10–161153,785
May 17–234457,698
May 24–302254,651
May 31 – Jun 66253,099
Jun 7–1311653,700
Jun 14–2017656,625
Jun 21–27371055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4601058,477
Jul 5–1177961,336
Jul 12–18661064,722
Jul 19–2564969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1551059,416
Aug 2–852959,712
Aug 9–1546955,994
Aug 16–2237954,328
Aug 23–2938951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 533857,167
Sep 6–1231759,075
Sep 13–1930854,543
Sep 20–2621645,860
Sep 27 – Oct 339843,180
Oct 4–1011637,841
Oct 11–174330,824
Oct 18–244221,156
Oct 25–316319,021
Nov 1–71114,172
Nov 8–141112,621
Nov 15–21117,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported in flower

Usually reported in flower late June to late September, middle week Aug 2–8.

From 252 records that show flowers. Not every photo of a plant in flower is marked as flowering, so this shows when people reported it in flower, not when it flowers.

Reported in fruit

Only 3 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Green Arrow Arum Peltandra virginicaOften confused in Ohio: 13 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • common water hyacinth Pontederia crassipes129 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • broadleaf arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia102 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • marsh calla Calla palustris49 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • american water-plantain Alisma subcordatum25 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: no record
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in December to March, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed43%49%
Wetland18%5%
Forest17%31%
Farmland14%11%
Open water5%3%
Grassland and shrub2%0.9%
Barren0.4%0.6%

From 446 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

757 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.