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Vallisneria americana Michx.
American eelgrass

       
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Photo of Vallisneria americana Michx.
William & Wilma Follette. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Vallisneria americana Michx.

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Synonyms:
Vallisneria americana Michx.

  VAAS2 Vallisneria asiatica Michx.
  VANE2 Vallisneria neotropicalis Victorin
  VASP Vallisneria spiralis auct. non L.
  VASPA Vallisneria spiralis L. var. asiatica (Michx.) Torr.
 

Distribution:
Vallisneria americana Michx.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Vallisneria americana Michx.

View 14 genera in Hydrocharitaceae, 2 species in Vallisneria
 

Classification:
Vallisneria americana Michx.

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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 Hydrocharitales
Family Hydrocharitaceae – Tape-grass family
Genus Vallisneria L. – eelgrass
Species Vallisneria americana Michx. – American eelgrass
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Vallisneria americana Michx.

This plant is 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.

Kentucky:
eel-grass              Special Concern
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Vallisneria americana Michx.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NI NI OBL NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Vallisneria americana Michx.

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Vallisneria americana Michx.

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

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38951.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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:
Vallisneria americana Michx.

American Wildcelery Ecological Considerations for Restoration

TX-Submerged Plants (TAES)

 
 
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