Alismataceae
Narrow-leaf water-plantain
Alisma gramineum
- Family
- Alismataceae
- Genus
- Alisma
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Common names
By language (18)
- Belarusian
- Шальнік злакавы
- Chinese
- 草泽泻, 草澤瀉
- Croatian
- Travoliki žabočun
- Czech
- Žabník trávolistý, Žabník trávovitý
- Danish
- Kortskaftet skeblad
- Dutch
- Smalle waterweegbree, Slanke waterweegbree
- English
- Narrow-leaf water-plantain, Narrowleaf water plantain, Ribbon-leaved water-plantain, Geyer waterplantain, Grass-leaved water plantain, Grasslike waterplantain, Lanceleaf water plantain, Narrowleaf water-plantain
- Estonian
- Väike konnarohi
- French
- Flûteau à Feuilles de Graminées, Plantain d'eau à feuilles de graminée, Plantain deau à feuilles de graminée
- German
- Grasartiger Froschlöffel, Grasblättriger Froschlöffel
- Lithuanian
- Siauralapis dumblialaiškis
- myv
- Сюроютконь ведев цирейлопа
- Polish
- Żabieniec trawolistny
- Romanian
- Limbăriță
- Russian
- Частуха злаковая
- Slovenian
- Travnolistni porečnik
- Tatar
- Кыяклы көтүче кубызы
- Welsh
- Llyriad-y-dŵr hirfain
Synonyms
- Alisma arcuatum Micheli
- Alisma arcuatum var. angustissimum (DC.) Lunell
- Alisma arcuatum var. lanceolatum (Buchenau) Lunell
- Alisma arcuatum var. pumilum Prahl
- Alisma geyeri Torr.
- Alisma geyeri var. angustissimum Lunell
- Alisma geyeri var. giganteum Lunell
- Alisma geyeri var. pumilum (Prahl) Lunell
- Alisma gramineum f. aestuosum (Bolle) Soó
- Alisma gramineum f. arcuatum (Michalet) Tournay & Lawalrée
- Alisma gramineum f. arcuatum (Michalet) Holmb.
- Alisma gramineum f. emersum Holmb.
- Alisma gramineum subsp. arcuatum (Michalet) Hyl.
- Alisma gramineum var. angustissimum (DC.) A.J.Hendricks
- Alisma gramineum var. geyeri Sam.
- Alisma graminifolium Ehrh. ex Ledeb.
- Alisma graminifolium f. angustissimum (DC.) Glück
- Alisma graminifolium f. pumilum (Nolte ex Sond.) Glück
- Alisma graminifolium f. semimersum Glück
- Alisma graminifolium f. strictum Glück
- Alisma graminifolium f. submersum Glück
- Alisma graminifolium f. submersum Glück
- Alisma graminifolium f. terrestre Glück
- Alisma graminifolium f. terrestre Glück
- Alisma loeselii Gorski
- Alisma loeselii Gorski ex Juz.
- Alisma plantago var. angustissimum DC.
- Alisma plantago-aquatica f. aestuosum Bolle
- Alisma plantago-aquatica f. angustissimum (DC.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Alisma plantago-aquatica f. graminifolium Rchb.
- Alisma plantago-aquatica f. lanceolatum Buchenau
- Alisma plantago-aquatica f. micropetalum (Celak.) Buchenau
- Alisma plantago-aquatica prol. arcuatum (Michalet) Rouy
- Alisma plantago-aquatica prol. graminifolium Rouy
- Alisma plantago-aquatica subsp. arcuatum (Micheli) Nyman
- Alisma plantago-aquatica subsp. graminifolium Ehrh. ex Schübler & G.Martens
- Alisma plantago-aquatica var. angustissimum DC.
- Alisma plantago-aquatica var. arcuatum (Michalet) Buchenau
- Alisma plantago-aquatica var. arcuatum (Michalet) St.-Lag.
- Alisma plantago-aquatica var. decumbens Boiss.
and 8 more.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Karelj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Bob Patton, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Karelj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Karelj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Narrow-leaf water-plantain: 草澤瀉 Alisma gramineum [紐西蘭威靈頓植物園 Wellington Botanic Garden, New Zealand]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/%E8%8D%89%E6%BE%A4%E7%80%89_Alisma_gramineum_-%E7%B4%90%E8%A5%BF%E8%98%AD%E5%A8%81%E9%9D%88%E9%A0%93%E6%A4%8D%E7%89%A9%E5%9C%92_Wellington_Botanic_Garden%2C_New_Zealand-_%2846474062042%29.jpg/1280px-%E8%8D%89%E6%BE%A4%E7%80%89_Alisma_gramineum_-%E7%B4%90%E8%A5%BF%E8%98%AD%E5%A8%81%E9%9D%88%E9%A0%93%E6%A4%8D%E7%89%A9%E5%9C%92_Wellington_Botanic_Garden%2C_New_Zealand-_%2846474062042%29.jpg)
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Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Henk Van Lottum, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Иван Пристрем, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Alisma
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- Northern water plantainAlisma trivialeAlismataceae
- American water plantainAlisma subcordatumAlismataceae
- Alisma nanumAlismataceae
- Alisma × bjorkqvistiiAlismataceae
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.