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Alisma triviale Pursh

Northern water plantain (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Alismataceae > Alisma

Characteristics

Herbs, to 1 m. Leaves emersed, petiolate; blade linear-lanceolate to broadly elliptic or oval, to 35 ´ 3--12 cm. Inflorescences to 1 m. Flowers chasmogamous; sepals 3--6 mm; petals white, 3.5--6 mm, margins ± erose, apex obtuse; anthers ovoid, 0.6--1 mm; style ± curved, 0.4--0.6 mm, equal to ovary length. Fruiting heads 4.1--7 mm diam; achenes ovoid, 2.1--3 mm, abaxial keel broadly rounded with 1 median abaxial groove, beak erect or nearly erect. 2n = 28.
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A herb that grows in water. It grows 30-100 cm tall. The leaves are at the base and are oval or sword shaped. The leaf bases are rounded or heart shaped. The leaves have long sheathing stalks. The flowering stems do not have leaves. The flowers are white and 1 cm across. They have 3 broad petals. They only last a short time but are produced in rings forming long clusters. The fruit are dry seed pods 3 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support aquatic free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It grows in marshes and swamps.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 10-12
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

The bulbous base of the plant is dried the cooked.
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Edible bulbs
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Images

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Distribution

Alisma triviale world distribution map, present in Canada, Colombia, Micronesia (Federated States of), Malaysia, and United States of America

Conservation status

Alisma triviale threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:8516-2
WFO ID wfo-0000755508
COL ID 65VDN
BDTFX ID 2850
INPN ID 81255
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Synonyms

Alisma odoratum Alisma triviale Alisma brevipes Alisma roseum Alisma superbum Alisma plantago-aquatica var. americanum Alisma plantago-aquatica subsp. brevipes Alisma plantago-aquatica var. triviale Alisma subcordatum var. superbum Alisma superbum var. angustissimum Alisma superbum var. lanceolatum Alisma plantago-aquatica var. brevipes
WorldFloraDB 2024