American Water Plantain vs Slender Paspalum

Alisma subcordatum compared with Paspalum setaceum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Slender Paspalum
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	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alisma	Paspalum
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Paspalum setaceum

Evolutionary Relationship

American Water Plantain and Slender Paspalum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (Monocots)

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Slender Paspalum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Slender Paspalum
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.

Slender Paspalum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia), Europe (France), North America (4 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries).

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:

🇺🇸 United States