Hydrocharitaceae
American eelgrass
Vallisneria americana
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Genus
- Vallisneria
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Common names
By language (7)
- Bulgarian
- Американска валиснерия
- Chinese
- 美洲苦草
- English
- American eelgrass, Eelgrass, Tape grass, Water-celery, Wild celery
- Esperanto
- Natura celerio, Amerika valisnerio
- French
- Vallisnérie d'Amérique, Vallisnérie américaine
- Polish
- Nurzaniec amerykański, Nurzaniec olbrzymi
- Russian
- Валлиснерия американская
Synonyms
- Vallisneria americana var. americana
- Vallisneria spiralis var. americana (Michx.) Torr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: as labelled, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: as labelled, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Vallisneria
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- Vallisneria natansHydrocharitaceae
- EelgrassVallisneria nanaHydrocharitaceae
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- Vallisneria denseserrulataHydrocharitaceae
- Vallisneria spinulosaHydrocharitaceae
- Vallisneria rubraHydrocharitaceae
- Vallisneria anhuiensisHydrocharitaceae
- Vallisneria annuaHydrocharitaceae
- Vallisneria caulescensHydrocharitaceae
- Vallisneria erectaHydrocharitaceae
- Vallisneria longipedunculataHydrocharitaceae
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.