Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Alismataceae (Water Plantain family)
Genus: Alisma (Water Plantain)
Alisma plantago-aquatica L. - Water-Plantain
Alisma lanceolatum With. - Narrow-Leaved Water-Plantain
Alisma gramineum Lej. - Ribbon-Leaved Water-Plantain
<span class="r">Slightly toxic</span>, aquatic plant rooting in the soil, flowers <i>and</i> leaves protruding out of the water, mostly 10–30 cm tall. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> whorled, in a spike-like to racemose whole-inflorescence. <span c...
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.
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
waters, riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds
in alkaline, wet habitats