Alismataceae
Common water-plantain
Alisma plantago-aquatica
- Family
- Alismataceae
- Genus
- Alisma
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Common names
By language (51)
- Arabic
- مزمار الراعي المائي, أذن العنز
- arz
- اليسما بلانتاجو اكواتيكا
- Azerbaijani
- Bağayarpağıyabənzər süsənbər
- ba
- Баҡа япрағы
- Basque
- Urzain-belar
- Belarusian
- Водны трыпутнік
- Bulgarian
- Лаваница, Жаблек
- Cantonese
- 澤瀉
- Chinese
- 泽泻, 澤瀉, 水泻, 水泽
- Croatian
- Obični žabočun
- Czech
- Žabník jitrocelový
- Danish
- Vejbred-Skeblad
- Dutch
- Grote waterweegbree
- English
- Common water-plantain, European water plantain, Water-plantain, Mad dog weed, Mad-dog weed
- Estonian
- Harilik konnarohi, Havirohi, Koerakeelerohi, Konnarohi, Ojalill, Vesilill
- Finnish
- Ratamosarpio
- French
- Plantain deau commun
- frr
- Hekbleeden
- German
- Gewöhnlicher Froschlöffel, Gemeiner Froschlöffel
- Hebrew
- כף-צפרדע לחכית
- hsb
- Wšědny žabnik
- Hungarian
- Vízi hídőr
- Icelandic
- Vatnakrans
- Igbo
- Common water-plantain, Mad dog weed, Mad-dog weed
- Irish
- Corrchopóg
- Japanese
- ウォータープランテーン
- kab
- Messasat
- Lithuanian
- Gyslotinis dumblialaiškis
- lzh
- 澤瀉
- Macedonian
- Воден тегавец, Обичен воден тегавец
- myv
- Килангонь ведев цирейлопа
- mzn
- قاشقه واش
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Vassgro
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Vassgro
- Persian
- غازیاغی
- Polish
- Żabieniec babka wodna
- Portuguese
- Tanchagem-da-água
- Romanian
- Pătlagina apei
- Russian
- Частуха обыкновенная, Водный подорожник, Частуха подорожниковая
- Serbian
- Водена боквица
- sgs
- Varlies šaukštā
- Slovak
- Žabník skorocelový
- Slovenian
- Trpotčasti porečnik
- Spanish
- Llantén de Agua, Barba silvana, Echinodorus vulgaris, Llanten acuatico, Llanten acuático, Llanten de agua, Llantén acuatico, Llantén acuático
- Swedish
- Svalting
- Tajik
- Зуфобӣ
- Ukrainian
- Частуха подорожникова
- Uyghur
- ياۋا كەشمىر
- Uzbek
- Bulduruqoʻt
- Vietnamese
- Trạch tả, Mã đề nước
- Welsh
- Llyriad y dŵr
Synonyms
- Alisma major Gray
- Alisma plantago-aquatica subsp. latifolium Ehrh.
- Damasonium plantago-aquaticum (L.) Chaz.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 1,302 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Benjámin Gábor Balog, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jamie O'Neill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Christian Fischer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Terra Occ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Original uploader was Algirdas at lt.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Original uploader was Algirdas at lt.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Юлия Медведько, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Algirdas at Lithuanian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Regani, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Alisma
- Lanceleaf water plantainAlisma lanceolatumAlismataceae
- Narrow-leaf water-plantainAlisma gramineumAlismataceae
- Alisma canaliculatumAlismataceae
- Alisma wahlenbergiiAlismataceae
- Northern water plantainAlisma trivialeAlismataceae
- American water plantainAlisma subcordatumAlismataceae
- Alisma nanumAlismataceae
- Alisma × bjorkqvistiiAlismataceae
- Alisma × juzepczukiiAlismataceae
- Alisma × rhicnocarpumAlismataceae
- 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.