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Alismataceae
Alisma

not marked as a favorite taxon Alisma triviale Pursh. Common name: Northern Water-plantain. Phenology: Late May-Sep. Habitat: Marshes and swamps. Distribution: NL (Newfoundland) west to AK, south to s. NJ, s. PA, OH, IN, AR, OK, NM, AZ, CA, and n. Mexico (and according to Fernald to MD and WV). Discovered in KY Mountains by V. Voelker (pers.comm.).

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, C, Can, F, FNA22, GrPl, Il, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Ok, Pa, POWO, WV; < Alisma plantago-aquatica L. var. americanum Schult. — G. Basionym: Alisma triviale Pursh 1814 [1813]

Links to other floras: = Alisma triviale - FNA22

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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