American Water Plantain vs One-Glumed Spike-Rush

Alisma subcordatum compared with Eleocharis uniglumis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	One-Glumed Spike-Rush
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Alismataceae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Alisma	Eleocharis
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Eleocharis uniglumis

Evolutionary Relationship

American Water Plantain and One-Glumed Spike-Rush share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (Monocots)

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	One-Glumed Spike-Rush
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.

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada