Alisma subcordatum

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American water plantain

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Alisma
Species:
A. subcordatum
Binomial name
Alisma subcordatum
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Alisma plantago-aquatica L. ssp. subcordatum (Raf.) Hultén
  • Alisma plantago-aquatica L. var. parviflorum (
    Torr.
  • Alisma parviflorum Pursh

Alisma subcordatum, the American water plantain, is a

upland birds.[4][5] Native Americans dried and ate the submerged rootlike structures.[6] The species name subcordatum means "almost heart-shaped".[7]

Distribution and habitat

American water plantain is native to most of eastern and central

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