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Alisma subcordatum
Species of aquatic plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alisma subcordatum, the American water plantain, is a perennial aquatic plant in the water-plantain family (Alismataceae). This plant grows to about 3 feet (0.91 meters) in height with lance to oval shaped leaves rising from bulbous corms with fibrous roots. Any leaves that form underwater are weak and quick to rot; they rarely remain on adult plants. A branched inflorescence with white to pink 3-petaled flowers blooms from June to September. The seeds are eaten by waterfowl and upland birds.[4][5] Native Americans dried and ate the submerged rootlike structures.[6] The species name subcordatum means "almost heart-shaped".[7]
Quick Facts American water plantain, Conservation status ...
American water plantain | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Alismataceae |
Genus: | Alisma |
Species: | A. subcordatum |
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Alisma subcordatum | |
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