Alisma triviale Calflora

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Alisma triviale Pursh

Northern water plantain

Alisma triviale is a perennial herb (aquatic) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


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Genus:	Alisma
Family:	Alismataceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: streambanks, meadows

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Alisma brevipes
PLANTS	Alisma plantago-aquatica ssp. brevipes
PLANTS	Alisma plantago-aquatica var. americanum
PLANTS	Alisma plantago-aquatica var. brevipes

Information about Alisma triviale from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ALTR7) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).