Flora of Victoria

Petiole up to 80 cm long; lamina ovate to oblong-elliptic or narrowly oblong-elliptic, (5–)10–28 cm long, (3–)5.5–10(–13) cm wide (length to width ratio 1.6–2.6(–3)); base rounded to cordate; apex obtuse to acute. Inner perianth lobes with apex rounded-truncate; anthers 0.8–1 mm long, 0.3–0.4 mm wide; style (0.6-)0.8–1.2 mm long; stigma c. 0.1 mm long. Flowers Nov.–Mar.

CVU, EGL, EGU, GipP, Glep, Gold, HNF, HSF, MuF, NIS, OtP, VRiv, VVP, WaP, Wim. Also NSW, widespread in Europe, western Asia, northern and central Africa. Introduced into New Zealand. Common near creeks, lakes and swamps. Also persists in drying mud above the receding water-line. The leaves and fruits are eaten by animals (Sainty & Jacobs 1981).

Previously, often incorrectly referred to as A. plantago (e.g. Ewart 1931).

Source: Conn, B.J. (1994). Alismataceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J. (eds), Flora of Victoria Vol. 2, Ferns and Allied Plants, Conifers and Monocotyledons. Inkata Press, Melbourne.

life Life

kingdom Plantae

phylum Tracheophyta

class Magnoliopsida

superorder Lilianae

order Alismatales

family Alismataceae

genus Alisma

Higher taxa

species Alisma plantago-aquatica L.

Victoria

**Source:** AVH (2014). *Australia's Virtual Herbarium*, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria, <http://avh.chah.org.au>. Find Alisma plantago-aquatica in AVH ; *Victorian Biodiversity Atlas*, © The State of Victoria, Department of Environment and Primary Industries (published Dec. 2014) Find Alisma plantago-aquatica in Victorian Biodiversity Atlas

Bioregion	Occurrence status	Establishment means
Wimmera	present	native
Glenelg Plain	present	native
Victorian Volcanic Plain	present	native
Victorian Riverina	present	native
Murray Fans	present	native
Gippsland Plain	present	native
Otway Plain	present	native
Warrnambool Plain	present	native
Goldfields	present	native
Central Victorian Uplands	present	native
Northern Inland Slopes	present	native
East Gippsland Lowlands	present	native
East Gippsland Uplands	present	native
Highlands-Southern Fall	present	native
Highlands-Northern Fall	present	native

Bioregions of Victoria

State distribution

State
South Australia
Queensland
New South Wales
Australian Capital Territory
Victoria
Tasmania

Alisma plantago-aquatica L.

Water Plantain

Victoria

State distribution