Alisma triviale
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Alismataceae |
| Genus: | Alisma |
| Species: | A. triviale
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Alisma triviale, the northern water plantain,[2] is a perennial semi-aquatic or aquatic plant in the water-plantain family (Alismataceae).
Description
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Maiz-Tome, L. (2016). "Alisma triviale". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T64263415A67728488. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64263415A67728488.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Alisma triviale". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ 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). Vol. 22. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. 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
[edit]- Calflora taxon report
- Go Botany, New England Wildflower Society
- Flore du Québec
- Montana State Government, Montana Field Guide
- Connecticut Botanical Society Archived 2014-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
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