PLANTS Profile for Alisma triviale (northern water plantain)

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Alisma triviale Pursh
northern water plantain

Symbol:

ALTR7

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Alismataceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Alisma brevipes

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 94. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Alisma triviale Pursh

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Synonyms:
Alisma triviale Pursh

	ALBR10	Alisma brevipes Greene
	ALPLB	Alisma plantago-aquatica L. ssp. brevipes (Greene) Sam.
	ALPLA	Alisma plantago-aquatica L. var. americanum Schult.
	ALPLB2	Alisma plantago-aquatica L. var. brevipes (Greene) Victorin

Distribution:
Alisma triviale Pursh


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Alisma triviale Pursh

View 5 genera in Alismataceae, 5 species in Alisma

Classification:
Alisma triviale Pursh

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Alismatidae
Order	Alismatales
Family	Alismataceae – Water-plantain family
Genus	Alisma L. – water plantain
Species	Alisma triviale Pursh – northern water plantain

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Alisma triviale Pursh

This plant and synonym italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New Jersey:
large water-plantain		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Alisma plantago-aquatica var. americanum
broad-leaved water plantain		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Alisma triviale Pursh

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 182441.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Alisma triviale Pursh

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MO-Missouri Plants

WA-Department of Ecology

WI-Wisconsin Botanical Information System

Time Generated: 10/22/2008 09:22 AM MDT