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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Alisma is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.8 m (2ft 7in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6. It is in flower from June to August, and the seeds ripen from July to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Flies.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers wet soil and can grow in water.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
A. plantago angustifolium. non Kunth. A. plantago canaliculatum.
Plant Habitats
Edible Uses
Young plants - cooked. Used in soups[177]. Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity.
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Medicinal Uses
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None known
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Other Uses
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Cultivation details
Succeeds in a sunny position in boggy ground or shallow water up to 25cm deep[1, 200].
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Plant Propagation
Seed - best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe. Place the pot in about 3cm of water to keep the soil wet. Pot up the seedlings when large enough to handle and keep in the cold frame for the first winter, planting out in late spring. Division in spring or autumn. Fairly easy, the divisions can be planted straight out into their permanent positions.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: China (Anhui Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Sichuan Sheng), Japan (Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku), Korea, South, Taiwan
Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
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| Latin Name | Common Name | Habit | Height | Hardiness | Growth | Soil | Shade | Moisture | Edible | Medicinal | Other |
| Alisma canaliculatum | | Perennial | 0.8 |
5-9
| | LMH | N | WeWa | 1 | 0 | |
| Alisma plantago-aquatica | Great Water Plantain, ZE-XIE, European water plantain, American water plantain, Northern water plan | Perennial | 0.9 |
5-9
| | LMH | N | WeWa | 1 | 3 | |
| Damasonium alisma | Thrumwort | Annual/Perennial | 0.3 |
6-9
| | LMH | SN | WeWa | 1 | 0 | |
| Limnocharis flava | Sawah Lettuce, Sawah Flowering Rush | Perennial | 0.6 |
10-12
| F | LMH | N | MWeWa | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Sagittaria aginashi | | Perennial | 0.0 |
-
| | LMH | N | WeWa | 1 | 0 | |
| Sagittaria brevirosta | Short-Beaked Arrow Leaf | Perennial | 1.2 |
-
| | LMH | N | WeWa | 2 | 0 | |
| Sagittaria chapmanii | Chapman's arrowhead | Perennial | 0.5 |
-
| | LMH | N | WeWa | 0 | 0 | |
| Sagittaria cuneata | Wapato, arumleaf arrowhead | Perennial | 0.8 |
5-9
| | LMH | N | WeWa | 4 | 1 | |
| Sagittaria graminea | Chinese Arrowhead, Grassy Arrowhead, Weatherby's arrowhead | Annual/Perennial | 0.5 |
5-9
| | LMH | SN | WeWa | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sagittaria latifolia | Duck Potato, Broadleaf Arrowhead | Perennial | 1.2 |
6-9
| | LMH | N | WeWa | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sagittaria rigida | Sessile-Fruited Arrowhead | Perennial | 0.8 |
6-9
| | LMH | N | WeWa | 3 | 0 | |
| Sagittaria sagittifolia | Arrow Head, Hawaii arrowhead | Perennial | 1.0 |
6-9
| | LMH | N | WeWa | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sagittaria sagittifolia leucopetala | | Perennial | 1.0 |
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| | LMH | SN | WeWa | 3 | 1 | |
| Sagittaria trifolia | Chinese Arrowroot, Threeleaf arrowhead | Perennial | 1.0 |
10-12
| | LMH | SN | WeWa | 4 | 2 | 0 |
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Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
Expert comment
Author
A.Braun.&C.D.Bouché
Botanical References
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