American Water Plantain vs Mark's Cyanea

Alisma subcordatum compared with Cyanea marksii

Key Differences

• American Water Plantain is Least Concern while Mark's Cyanea is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Mark's Cyanea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Scyphozoa (Scyphozoa)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Semaeostomeae (Semaeostomeae)
Family	Alismataceae	Cyaneidae
Genus	Alisma	Cyanea
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Cyanea marksii

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Mark's Cyanea

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Mark's Cyanea
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.

Mark's Cyanea

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.