Chameleon Plant
| INVASIVE | |
| Scientific Name: | Houttuynia cordata |
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NOTES: Perennial groundcover native to Southeast Asia. Heart-shaped leaves have a citrus-like scent when bruised.
| INVASIVE | |
| Scientific Name: | Houttuynia cordata |
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| Genus species: | Houttuynia cordata | |||||||||||
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| Common Name: | Chameleon Plant | |||||||||||
| Family Name: | Saururaceae 
Perennial herb of wetlands, often in shallow water; leaves alternate, simple, entire, and cordate, stipulate; flowers bisexual, densely clustered in erect spikes, the tip drooping; fruit a schizocarp; family now considered as primitive angiosperms (paleoherbs) closely allied with the monocots. | |||||||||||
| Seed Type: | Angiosperm | |||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Introduced Native | |||||||||||
| Category: | Wildflower | |||||||||||
| Flower Color: | White | |||||||||||
| CNC Habitat: | Herb Wall | |||||||||||
| Identified by: | J.D. Mancini | |||||||||||
| Months in Bloom: The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicate when the plant has been observed blooming. | ||||||||||||
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