Alismataceae
Northern water plantain
Alisma triviale
- Family
- Alismataceae
- Genus
- Alisma
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Northern water plantain
Synonyms
- Alisma brevipes Greene
- Alisma odoratum Raf.
- Alisma plantago-aquatica subsp. brevipes (Greene) Sam.
- Alisma plantago-aquatica var. americanum Schult. & Schult.f.
- Alisma plantago-aquatica var. brevipes (Greene) Vict.
- Alisma plantago-aquatica var. triviale (Pursh) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
- Alisma roseum Raf.
- Alisma subcordatum var. superbum Lunell
- Alisma superbum Lunell
- Alisma superbum var. angustissimum Lunell
- Alisma superbum var. lanceolatum Lunell
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Connor Wood, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Diane Okrongly, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Benoit Renaud, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.