Baldellia ranunculoides (L.) Parl.

Lesser Water-Plantain

Alismataceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Alismataceae (Water Plantain family)
Genus: Baldellia (Waterplantain)

Synonyms

Baldellia ranunculoides
Alisma ranunculoides
Echinodorus ranunculoides

Related species

Baldellia ranunculoides (L.) Parl. - Lesser Water-Plantain

Traits


    Rooting aquatic plants, flowers (often also leaves) protruding out of the water, maximal 60 cm tall. inflorescence: whorled, in a spike-like to racemose whole-inflorescence. flowers: reddish to whitish. floral-axis: arched. stamina: 6. carpels: free. ovary: spirally ...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Baldellia ranunculoides

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Baldellia ranunculoides

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Baldellia ranunculoides

Baldellia ranunculoides

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • waters, riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds

  • in nutrient-poor, wet, often saline habitats

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