American Water Plantain vs Fishtail Cup

Alisma subcordatum compared with Gyromitra leucoxantha

Key Differences

• American Water Plantain is Least Concern while Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Fishtail Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Alismataceae	Discinaceae
Genus	Alisma	Gyromitra
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Gyromitra leucoxantha

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Fishtail Cup
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.

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.