Alisma subcordatum
Medical Repository hexade 2, 5:354. 1808.
Herbs, to 6 dm. Leaves emersed, rarely floating, petiolate; blade ovate to elliptic, to 15 × 10 cm. Inflorescences to 1 m. Flowers chasmogamous; sepals 1.5–2.5(–6) mm; petals white, 1–3 mm, margins slightly erose, apex mostly acuminate; anthers rounded, 0.4–0.6 mm; style ± curved, 0.2–0.4 mm, ¼ length ovary. Fruiting heads 2–4 mm diam; achenes obliquely ovoid, 1.5–2.2 mm, abaxially rounded, with 1 abaxial groove; beak ascending. 2n =14.
Phenology: Flowering spring–fall.
Habitat: Shallow ponds, stream margins, marshes, and ditches
Elevation: 50–1500 m
Distribution
N.B., Ont., Que., Ala., Ark., Colo., Conn., Del., D.C., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis., Mexico.
Discussion
Selected References
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