Alisma gramineum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Alisma gramineum Lej.

Grass leaf water plantain, Grasslike waterplantain

2012 Robert Carr

2007 Julie A. Kierstead

Alisma gramineum is a perennial herb that is native to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~23 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Alisma
Family:	Alismataceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Alisma geyeri
PLANTS	Alisma gramineum var. angustissimum
PLANTS	Alisma gramineum var. geyeri
PLANTS	Alisma gramineum var. graminifolium
PLANTS	Alisma gramineum var. wahlenbergii

Information about Alisma gramineum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ALGR) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 2B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/17/2025).