American Water Plantain vs Greyling Bracket

Alisma subcordatum compared with Postia tephroleuca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Greyling Bracket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Alismataceae	Dacryobolaceae
Genus	Alisma	Postia
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Postia tephroleuca

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Greyling Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Greyling Bracket
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.

Greyling Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) 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.