Alisma triviale
Alisma triviale | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Alismataceae |
Genus: | Alisma |
Species: | A. triviale
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Binomial name | |
Alisma triviale Pursh
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Synonyms[2] | |
Alisma triviale, the northern water plantain,[2] is a perennial semi-aquatic or aquatic plant in the water-plantain family (Alismataceae).
Description[]
It is a perennial herb that ranges in height from 1-3 ft.[3] Each plant has long-petioled, lanceolate and linear leaves that grow in a clump.[3] A flowering stem rises between them. The flowers have 3 green sepals and 3 white or pink-tinged petals.[3]
Distribution and habitat[]
The plant is native to Canada (including the Northwest Territories), the United States (including Alaska), and Northern Mexico.[4][5][6]
It grows in shallow water or mud.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Alisma triviale". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019. 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Alisma triviale". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- ^ Haynes, Robert R.; Hellquist, C. Barre (2000). "Alisma triviale". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 22. New York and Oxford. Retrieved 2010-03-19 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ "Alisma triviale". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- ^ "Alisma triviale". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
- ^ Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Archived 2010-06-14 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2010-03-19.
External links[]
- Calflora taxon report
- Go Botany, New England Wildflower Society
- Flore du Québec
- Montana State Government, Montana Field Guide
- Connecticut Botanical Society
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Alisma
- Flora of the United States
- Flora of Canada
- Flora of Mexico
- Freshwater plants
- Plants described in 1813
- Monocot stubs