Calflora
Taxon  Report   9659    
Alisma triviale  Pursh
Northern water plantain
Alisma triviale, a monocot, is a perennial herb (aquatic) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Alisma plantago-aquatica
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Bloom Period
Family: Alismataceae  
Genus: Alisma

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: streambanks, meadows

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSAlisma brevipes
PLANTSAlisma plantago-aquatica ssp. brevipes
PLANTSAlisma plantago-aquatica var. americanum
PLANTSAlisma plantago-aquatica var. brevipes
JEFAlisma plantago-aquatica
More information about  Alisma triviale
International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

Landscape information from Calscape

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Consortium of California Herbaria 2

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 05/11/2021).