American Water Plantain vs Lined Hooktail

Alisma subcordatum compared with Paragomphus lineatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Lined Hooktail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Alismataceae	Gomphidae
Genus	Alisma	Paragomphus
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Paragomphus lineatus

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Lined Hooktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Lined Hooktail
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.

Lined Hooktail

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.