PLANTS Profile for Elatine americana (American waterwort)

Name Search
name search type enter a search name
	State Search
	Advanced Search
	Search Help


	Alternative Crops
	Characteristics
	Classification
	Culturally Significant
	Distribution Update
	Fact Sheets & Plant Guides
	Invasive and Noxious Weeds
	Links
	Plant Materials Publications
	Threatened & Endangered
	Wetland Indicator Status



	40,000+ Plant Images
	Submit Your Digital Images



	Complete PLANTS Checklist
	State PLANTS Checklist
	Advanced Search Download
	Symbols for Unknown Plants
	NRCS State GSAT Lists
	NRCS State Plants Lists
	PLANTS Posters



	Crop Nutrient Tool
	Ecological Site Information System
	Plant Materials Web Site
	Other NRCS Tech Resources
	VegSpec

Printer-Friendly

PLANTS Profile

Elatine americana (Pursh) Arn.
American waterwort

Symbol:

ELAM3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Elatinaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution TIFF file.

Line Drawing of Elatine americana (Pursh) Arn.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 538. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

More Information:

Images:
Elatine americana (Pursh) Arn.

See all the Elatine thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery

Synonyms:
Elatine americana (Pursh) Arn.

	ELTR6	Elatine triandra auct. non Schkuhr p.p.
	ELTRA4	Elatine triandra Schkuhr var. americana (Pursh) Fassett

Distribution:
Elatine americana (Pursh) Arn.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, DE, GA, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT)

Related Taxa:
Elatine americana (Pursh) Arn.

View 2 genera in Elatinaceae, 10 species in Elatine

Classification:
Elatine americana (Pursh) Arn.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Theales
Family	Elatinaceae – Waterwort family
Genus	Elatine L. – waterwort
Species	Elatine americana (Pursh) Arn. – American waterwort

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Elatine americana (Pursh) Arn.

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.

Massachusetts:
American waterwort		Endangered
New York:
American waterwort		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
long-stemmed water-wort		Endangered
Rhode Island:
Elatine triandra var. americana
American waterwort		Special Concern

Wetland Indicator Status:
Elatine americana (Pursh) Arn.

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

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Elatine americana (Pursh) Arn.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 21405.

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

Time Generated: 10/23/2008 08:25 AM MDT