Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Alisma brevipes Greene
Alisma plantago-aquatica subsp. brevipes (Greene) Sam.
Alisma plantago-aquatica subsp. subcordatum (Raf.) Hultén
Alisma plantago-aquatica var. americanum Schult.
Alisma plantago-aquatica var. brevipes (Greene) Victorin
Alisma plantago-aquatica var. parviflorum (Pursh) Torr.
This species is very similar to our native species of water-plantain. It may be separated by style and anther length and shape, petal and leaf shape, and achene morphology. Flower colour is usually pink or pinkish-purple while other species are white-flowered. See the key in Flora North America Online.
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