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Alisma lanceolatum With.
Water Plantain

Reference
Arr.Brit.Pl. Ed.3,2:362 (1796)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, emergent aquatic perennial, herb, to 1 m high. Fl. pink, probably Dec or Jan to Feb. Damp ground or shallow water.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 12 July 1994

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Perth.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Armadale, Harvey, Murray, Waroona.