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Alisma plantago-aquatica

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Alisma plantago-aquatica, also known as European water plantain, common water plantain or mad dog weed, is a perennial flowering aquatic plant. It is widespread across most of Europe and Asia and has apparently spread further afield in both the Old and New World. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial and Freshwater 2

Relationship to People

Used in Traditional Medicine 1

Living or Extinct

Yes 3

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

GNR Unranked 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Alisma plantago-aquatica 3

Conservation Status

Least Concern 1

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Alisma plantago-aquatica (Wikidata)

In Biome

Source Plants For A Future: Alisma plantago-aquatica - Useful Temperate Plants

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Sources

1. Alisma plantago-aquatica (Wikipedia)

Chemistry
Alisma plantago-aquatica var. orientale) as a traditional Chinese medicine-include alisol A 24-acetate and alisol B 23-acetate.
Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
Alisma plantago-aquatica, also known as European water-plantain, common water-plantain or mad-dog weed, is a perennial flowering aquatic plant widespread across most of Europe and Asia, and apparently spread elsewhere in both the Old and New World.
Infobox: status
LC

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2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)

World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)View the Source

3. Alisma plantago-aquatica (Wikidata)

Wikidata

Wikidata Q21063 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Alisma plantago-aquatica

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "GNR"

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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Plantae

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45

"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Plants","language":"EN"},{"name":"Flora","language":"EN"}],"cites_listings":[]

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Plant (Wikipedia)

Lead, whole group is photosynthetic

Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic

They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.

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Plants For A Future: Alisma plantago-aquatica - Useful Temperate Plants

Plants For A FutureIn Biome: Wetlands, Habitat

Quote, In Biome: Wetlands, Habitat

Marshes, ditches, damp ground; shallow water up to 15cm deep in pond margins and slow-moving streams

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