American Water Plantain vs mountain-pepper

Alisma subcordatum compared with Litsea cubeba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	mountain-pepper
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Alismataceae	Lauraceae
Genus	Alisma	Litsea
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Litsea cubeba

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

mountain-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	mountain-pepper
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-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.