Nymphoides cordata, the little floatingheart, is a species of floating aquatic plant native to eastern North America.
The floating leaves are 30âÂÂ70 mm long and cordate (or heart-shaped), with smooth, purple lower surfaces. The flowers are white with five petals.
Little floatingheart grows in eastern North America, from the eastern provinces of Canada down to Maryland, and then reoccurs from the Carolinas down to Louisiana.
Freshwater ponds, lakes, and slow-moving rivers and streams.