Alismataceae
Lanceleaf water plantain
Alisma lanceolatum
- Family
- Alismataceae
- Genus
- Alisma
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Common names
By language (19)
- Belarusian
- Шальнік ланцэтны
- Bulgarian
- Ланцетолистна лаваница
- Chinese
- 膜果泽泻, 膜果澤瀉
- Croatian
- Suličasti žabočun
- Czech
- Žabník kopinatý
- Dutch
- Slanke waterweegbree
- English
- Lanceleaf water plantain, Narrow-leaved water-plantain
- Estonian
- Süstlehine konnarohi
- French
- Plantain deau lancéolé
- German
- Lanzettblättriger Froschlöffel, Lanzett-Froschlöffel
- Lithuanian
- Lancetinis dumblialaiškis
- Polish
- Żabieniec lancetowaty
- Romanian
- Limbăriță lanceolata, Limbăriță lanceolată
- Russian
- Частуха ланцетная
- Slovenian
- Suličastolistni porečnik
- Spanish
- Llanten de agua
- Swedish
- Gotlandssvalting
- Tatar
- Ланцет яфраклы көтүче кубызы
- Welsh
- Llyriad-y-dŵr culddail
Synonyms
- Alisma major var. lanceolatum Gray
- Alisma plantago-aquatica f. aquaticum Glück
- Alisma plantago-aquatica f. lanceolatum (With.) Rchb.
- Alisma plantago-aquatica f. pumilum Glück
- Alisma plantago-aquatica f. stenophyllum Asch. & Graebn.
- Alisma plantago-aquatica f. stenophyllum (Asch. & Graebn.) Buchenau
- Alisma plantago-aquatica prol. cadevallii Sennen
- Alisma plantago-aquatica subsp. lanceolatum (With.) Arcang.
- Alisma plantago-aquatica subsp. stenophyllum (Asch. & Graebn.) Holmb.
- Alisma plantago-aquatica subsp. terrestris Glück
- Alisma plantago-aquatica var. lanceolatum (With.) Lej.
- Alisma plantago-aquatica var. lanceolatum (With.) Mérat
- Alisma plantago-aquatica var. stenophyllum Asch. & Graebn.
- Alisma stenophyllum Sam.
- Alisma subcordatum var. stenophyllum (Asch. & Graebn.) Lunell
Flowers
- In flower
- January, May to August (from 121 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Samuel A Schmid, PhD, PWS, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: ajott, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alice Shanks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Wolfgang Ahlmer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: bobkennedy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Karelj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: joergmlpts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yuvalr, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yuvalr, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Анна Митрошенкова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yuvalr, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yuvalr, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Alisma
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- Northern water plantainAlisma trivialeAlismataceae
- American water plantainAlisma subcordatumAlismataceae
- Alisma nanumAlismataceae
- Alisma × bjorkqvistiiAlismataceae
- Alisma × juzepczukiiAlismataceae
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- Alisma praecoxAlismataceae
- Alisma rariflorumAlismataceae
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.