Water Plantain or Alisma plantago-aquatica (that's the scientific name)
grows about 2 feet tall. It has 3 petals. Its 
leaves
are basal, and they're 2-6 inches long. Its flower is 1/4 inch wide. The
flower is pinkish and white. Water plantain bloom from June to October.
It has a very stiff stem. It grows from Quebec to New York west to Wisconsin.
Its habitat is shallow water in freshwater marshes, sluggish streams, and
on edges of ponds and lakes.
by Ryan
This page was created by the Osseo-Fairchild sixth grade students supported
by a Cluster A Goals 2000 Grant
Created 4/8/1999 Updated 4/8/1999
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