American Water Plantain vs False Dotted Border

Alisma subcordatum compared with Belenois thysa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	False Dotted Border
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Alismataceae	Pieridae
Genus	Alisma	Belenois
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Belenois thysa

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	False Dotted Border
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.

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.