WorldFloraDB - Alisma subcordatum

Characteristics

Herbs, to 6 dm. Leaves emersed, rarely floating, petiolate; blade ovate to elliptic, to 15 ´ 10 cm. Inflorescences to 1 m. Flowers chasmogamous; sepals 1.5--2.5(--6) mm; petals white, 1--3 mm, margins slightly erose, apex mostly acuminate; anthers rounded, 0.4--0.6 mm; style ± curved, 0.2--0.4 mm, ¼ length ovary. Fruiting heads 2--4 mm diam; achenes obliquely ovoid, 1.5--2.2 mm, abaxially rounded, with 1 abaxial groove; beak ascending. 2n =14.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

aquatic free-standing

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

0.35 - 0.4

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

0.2

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture	-
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	medicinal
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	Gastrointestinal Aid (root), Dermatological Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.

Mode	cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	22
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-23
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

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Distribution

Conservation status

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:8509-2
WFO ID	wfo-0000755500
COL ID	BSHP
BDTFX ID	2889
INPN ID	81277
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Alisma parviflorum Alisma montanum Alisma subcordatum Alisma plantago-aquatica subsp. subcordatum Alisma plantago-aquatica var. parviflorum

WorldFloraDB 2024

Alisma subcordatum Raf.

American water plantain (en), Plantain-d'eau commun (fr), Grand plantain-d'eau (fr), Alisme plantain-d’eau (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Alismataceae > Alisma