American Water Plantain vs Devil'S Dipstick

Alisma subcordatum compared with Mutinus elegans

Key Differences

American Water Plantain is Least Concern while Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Devil'S Dipstick
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Phallales (Phallales)
Family	Alismataceae	Phallaceae
Genus	Alisma	Mutinus
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Mutinus elegans

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Devil'S Dipstick
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.

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.