Scientific or common name:

Alisma subcordatum Raf.

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ALISMATACEAE - Water-plantain family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Alisma subcordatum Raf.
Nomencl. ref.: Med. Repos. New York v. (1808) 362.
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: American water plantain
English name: southern water-plantain

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Alisma plantago-aquatica L. ssp. subcordatum (Raf.) Hultén
= Alisma plantago-aquatica L. var. parviflorum (Pursh) Torr.

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Alismatidae
Order: Alismatales
Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Alisma
Species:

1) Alisma bolivianum Rusby 2) Alisma brevipes Greene 3) Alisma geyeri Torr. 4) Alisma gramineum Lej. 5) Alisma gramineum Lej. var. angustissimum (DC.) A.J. Hendricks 6) Alisma gramineum Lej. var. geyeri (Torr.) Lam. 7) Alisma gramineum Lej. var. graminifolium (Wahlenb.) A.J. Hendricks 8) Alisma gramineum Lej. var. wahlenbergii auct. non (Holmb.) Raymond & Kucyniak 9) Alisma lanceolatum A. Gray 10) Alisma lanceolatum With. 11) Alisma plantago-aquatica L. 12) Alisma plantago-aquatica L. ssp. brevipes (Greene) Sam. 13) Alisma plantago-aquatica L. ssp. subcordatum (Raf.) Hultén 14) Alisma plantago-aquatica L. var. americanum Schult. 15) Alisma plantago-aquatica L. var. brevipes (Greene) Victorin 16) Alisma plantago-aquatica L. var. parviflorum (Pursh) Torr. 17) Alisma ranunculoides L. 18) Alisma subcordatum Raf. 19) Alisma triviale Pursh

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (MB, NB, ON, QC)


Map for Alisma subcordatum Raf.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Alismataceae)
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1) Alisma (water plantain) 2) Baldellia (waterplantain) 3) Damasonium 4) Echinodorus (burhead) 5) Helianthium (burhead) 6) Lophotocarpus (arrowhead) 7) Machaerocarpus (damasonium) 8) Sagittaria (arrowhead)

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Common names (Alisma)
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1) American water plantain (Alisma subcordatum) 2) Bolivian burhead (Alisma bolivianum) 3) European water plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica) 4) Lanceleaf water plantain (Alisma lanceolatum) 5) Lesser waterplantain (Alisma ranunculoides) 6) Narrowleaf water plantain (Alisma gramineum) 7) Northern water plantain (Alisma triviale)

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