Baldellia ranunculoides Parl.

Lesser waterplantain (en), Alisma fausse renoncule (fr), Baldellie fausse Renoncule (fr), Flûteau fausse renoncule (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Alismataceae > Baldellia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.075-0.4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support aquatic free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.08 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 22
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Baldellia ranunculoides habit picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)
Baldellia ranunculoides habit picture by Pedro Salgadinho (cc-by-sa)
Baldellia ranunculoides habit picture by Prieta Javier (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Baldellia ranunculoides leaf picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)
Baldellia ranunculoides leaf picture by Marysia Kay (cc-by-sa)
Baldellia ranunculoides leaf picture by Campoamor Ramon (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Baldellia ranunculoides flower picture by Alain Leroy (cc-by-sa)
Baldellia ranunculoides flower picture by Alain Leroy (cc-by-sa)
Baldellia ranunculoides flower picture by Benoit Gaüzère (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Baldellia ranunculoides fruit picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Baldellia ranunculoides world distribution map, present in Switzerland, Cyprus, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tunisia, and United States of America

Conservation status

Baldellia ranunculoides threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:58276-1
WFO ID wfo-0000761108
COL ID KGPG
BDTFX ID 9075
INPN ID 85486
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Sagittaria ranunculodes Alisma ranunculoides Alisma batrachiocarpum Damasonium angustissimum Echinodorus ranunculoides Echinodorus ranunculoides f. terrestris Echinodorus ranunculoides f. pumilus Alisma angustifolium Echinodorus ranunculoides var. zosterifolius Alisma ranunculoides var. zosterifolium Echinodorus ranunculoides f. zosterifolius Baldellia ranunculoides

Lower taxons

Baldellia ranunculoides var. tangerina Baldellia ranunculoides var. ranunculoides