Vallisneria americana Michaux. Common name: Vallisneria, Water-celery, Tapegrass, Eelgrass. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Lakes, rivers, estuaries, sounds. Distribution: NS and QC west to ND, south to FL, TX, NM, AZ; south into tropical America {or is this all or partly V. neotropicalis?}.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, Ar, ETx1, GrPl, Il, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, POWO, RAB, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, Frère Marie-Victorin (1943), Bernardini, & Lucchese (2018), Les et al (2008); ? Vallisneria americana Michx. — F, G, Pa, W, WV; < Vallisneria americana Michx. — FNA22, GW1, WH3; > Vallisneria americana Michx. — Can, S, S13; < Vallisneria americana Michx. var. americana — C, Meso6, Mo1, Lowden (1982); > Vallisneria spiralis L. — Can, S, S13. Basionym: Vallisneria americana Michx. 1803
Links to other floras: < Vallisneria americana - FNA22
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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© Alan Cressler: Vallisneria americana, Gum Slough, Half Moon-Gum Slough, Southwest Florida Water Management District Lands, Sumter County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Vallisneria americana, Gum Slough, Half Moon-Gum Slough, Southwest Florida Water Management District Lands, Sumter County, Florida 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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