Stratiotes aloides L.

Water-soldier (en), Faux-aloès (fr), Aloès d'eau (fr), Stratiote faux aloès (fr), Faux aloès (fr), Ananas d'eau (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Hydrocharitaceae > Stratiotes

Characteristics

A perennial deciduous herb. It grows 0.6-0.75m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support aquatic
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality
Pollination entomogamy
Spread hydrochory
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.6 - 0.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Broads, ponds and ditches in calcareous districts. It is very local and probably diminishing.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 7-11
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 5-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

Images

Habit

Stratiotes aloides habit picture by Anna Ekmark (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Stratiotes aloides leaf picture by Georg Rosenbaum (cc-by-sa)
Stratiotes aloides leaf picture by Horst Santana (cc-by-sa)
Stratiotes aloides leaf picture by bellens wannes (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Stratiotes aloides flower picture by Nicole Thäsler (cc-by-sa)
Stratiotes aloides flower picture by Horst Santana (cc-by-sa)
Stratiotes aloides flower picture by Harald Gerber (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Stratiotes aloides world distribution map, present in Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Ukraine

Conservation status

Stratiotes aloides threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:431936-1
WFO ID wfo-0000770131
COL ID 52WLH
BDTFX ID 66475
INPN ID 125219
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Stratiotes ensiformis Stratiotes generalis Stratiotes aculeatus Stratiotes aquaticus Stratiotes aloides f. submersa Stratiotes aloides