American Water Plantain vs Eriphyle Ringlet

Alisma subcordatum compared with Erebia eriphyle

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Eriphyle Ringlet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Alismataceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Alisma	Erebia
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Erebia eriphyle

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Eriphyle Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Eriphyle Ringlet
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.

Eriphyle Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Austria, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland.

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.