American Water Plantain vs Waved Pincertail

Alisma subcordatum compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• American Water Plantain is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Alismataceae	Gomphidae
Genus	Alisma	Onychogomphus
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Waved Pincertail
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.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.