American Water Plantain vs Cupped Ear

Alisma subcordatum compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Alismataceae	Otideaceae
Genus	Alisma	Otidea
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Cupped Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Water Plantain

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

American Water Plantain

The American Water Plantain (Alisma subcordatum) is a species in the genus Alisma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.