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Alismataceae > Alisma (water-plantain)

American Water-plantain, Southern Water-plantain (Alisma subcordatum) American Water-plantain, Southern Water-plantain (Alisma subcordatum)
Granville Co., NC
10 Sep 2006

Statewide but uncommon and primarily in the piedmont in NC, American Water-plantain grows in ditches, marsh edges, and other wet habitats.

American Water-plantain, Southern Water-plantain (Alisma subcordatum) American Water-plantain, Southern Water-plantain (Alisma subcordatum)
Granville Co., NC
10 Sep 2006

American Water-plantain, Southern Water-plantain (Alisma subcordatum) American Water-plantain, Southern Water-plantain (Alisma subcordatum)
Granville Co., NC
10 Sep 2006

American Water-plantain, Southern Water-plantain (Alisma subcordatum) American Water-plantain, Southern Water-plantain (Alisma subcordatum)
Granville Co., NC
10 Sep 2006


Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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