Pontederia cordata 

Biological Overview

Habitat 
Shallow ponds and lakes. 
 
Diet 
Does photosynthesis. 
 
Role in Ecosystem 
Provides food/habitat for fish. 
 
Behavior 
Known for its rapid growth and its leaves changing 

Human Impact

Human impact on the Pickerel weed is good and bad. Runoff is bad for the plant and can kill it. Since some farmers see it as a nuisance farmers use chemicals or physical remove them. But not all of the human impacts are bad there is a effort to replant and provide habitats for this organism. 

Creative Exploration

The swamp is where I reside watching ducks and watching flies. I feed the geese whale i’m just blowing in the breeze. I’m skinny tall, Purple but not all. It’s pretty muddy and bummy, but at least I have my buddys. But they have to watch each other backs because they have a fear of being eaten by a deer. The air above is filled with bugs and I see many slugs. This is my life and I like the way it goes, just blowing in the wind and letting go. 

Davaris Hodge, Ashtin Searles, Colin Hodnett

Book 4