Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Pontederia cordata (Pickerelweed) [Pontederiaceae]
(observations are from Martin et al. and Bellrose)
Birds
Anatidae: Aix sponsa (Wood Duck) [this plant comprises 0.5-2% of the diet in the Northeast] MZN1951, Anas rubripes (Black Duck) [feeds on seeds] Blr1942
Mammals
Cricetidae: Ondatra zibethicus (Muskrat) [these plants comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in NE USA] MZN1951