American Water Plantain vs elliptic trough shell

Alisma subcordatum compared with Spisula elliptica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	elliptic trough shell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Venerida (Venerida)
Family	Alismataceae	Mactridae
Genus	Alisma	Spisula
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Spisula elliptica

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

elliptic trough shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	elliptic trough shell
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.

elliptic trough shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.