American Water Plantain vs mountain-devil

Alisma subcordatum compared with Lambertia formosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	mountain-devil
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Alismataceae	Proteaceae
Genus	Alisma	Lambertia
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Lambertia formosa

Evolutionary Relationship

American Water Plantain and mountain-devil share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

mountain-devil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	mountain-devil
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.

mountain-devil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.