A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
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Alismataceae » Alisma plantago-aquatica
Last updated 5/12/2020 by David Giblin.
Alisma plantago-aquatica L.[FNA22, HC, HC2]
European water plantain
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 342. 1753.
Origin: Introduced from Eurasia and Alaska
selected vouchers: WTU
Notes: Introduced to western Washington and southwest British Columbia. FNA 22: "The name Alisma plantago-aquatica has been used in a variety of North American floras. We are following, however, the treatment of I. Björkqvist (1968), in which the native distribution of A. plantago-aquatica is restricted to Eurasia."
References: (none)
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Alisma plantago-aquatica L. var. plantago-aquatica[HC]
