Alisma plantago-aquatica L., 1753 29% complete

Water-plantain

Sp. Pl.: 342 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced11 Source not recorded8 Not on the record12 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 342 (1753) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Water-plantain No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Temp. Eurasia, N. Africa to Tanzania No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 65 cm
  • 65 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 92, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 818, 882, 898, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 65 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 92, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 818, 882, 898, 918
  • Superseded 65 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 92, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 818, 882, 898, 918
Sourced
Biological type hydrophyte
  • hydrophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded hydrophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 882, 918
  • Superseded hydrophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 164, 174, 178, 500, 882, 918
Sourced
Flower color white
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Foliage color empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Fruit color empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Fruit shape achene
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Growth rate empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Maximum height 75 cm
  • 75 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 92, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 818, 882, 898, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 75 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 92, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 818, 882, 898, 918
  • Superseded 75 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 28, 92, 116, 164, 174, 178, 203, 500, 818, 882, 898, 918
Sourced
Sexuality empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Phenology
Bloom months feb, jun, jul
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded feb, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174, 203
  • Superseded feb, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 174, 203
Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 92, 164, 178, 203, 818, 882, 918
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 92, 164, 178, 203, 818, 882, 918
  • Superseded perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 92, 164, 178, 203, 818, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Ground humidity empty No source recorded
3 earlier or rejected values
  • Rejected 11 / 12 · shallow or floating aquatic, 0 to 50 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203
  • Rejected 11 / 12 · shallow or floating aquatic, 0 to 50 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203
  • Rejected 11 / 12 · shallow or floating aquatic, 0 to 50 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 203
Not on the record
Light empty
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 169
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 169
  • Superseded 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 169
Not on the record
Nitrogen fixation None
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Soil nutriments 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic)
  • 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 169, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 169, 242
  • Superseded 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 169, 242
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
2 earlier or rejected values
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
  • Superseded 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-09-17
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 27 cm
2 earlier or rejected values
Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Other
Propagation method —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Salt tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Shade tolerance —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Soil ph indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record
Temperature indicator —
2 earlier or rejected values
Not on the record