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Alisma triviale

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Alisma triviale
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Alisma
Species:
A. triviale
Binomial name
Alisma triviale
Synonyms[2]
  • Alisma brevipes Greene
  • Alisma plantago-aquatica L. ssp. brevipes (Greene) Sam.
  • Alisma plantago-aquatica L. var. americanum Schult.
  • Alisma plantago-aquatica L. var. brevipes (Greene) Victorin

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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Alisma triviale

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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b NRCS. "Alisma triviale". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2010-03-18.
  3. ^ a b c "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Alisma triviale". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  6. ^ "Alisma triviale". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
  7. ^ Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Archived 2010-06-14 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2010-03-19.
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