American Water Plantain vs spinach

Alisma subcordatum compared with Eulithis mellinata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	spinach
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Alismataceae	Geometridae
Genus	Alisma	Eulithis
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Eulithis mellinata

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

spinach

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	spinach
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.

spinach

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.