American Water Plantain
Alisma plantago-aquatica var. americanum
The photo above shows american water plantain in a drying riparian area to the west of Lakeside Road in the public hunting area of Conboy Lake NWR...................July 16, 2008. Bractless hedge-hyssop (Gratiola ebracteata) and fragrant popcorn flower (Plagiobothrys figuratus) are also present at this location.
The photo above shows american water plantain as seen along Laurel Road in Conboy Lake NWR.........................August 11, 2008.
The photo above shows the basal leaves of american
water plantain as seen in a ditch alongside Laurel Road at the western edge
of Conboy National Wildlife Refuge......................July 2, 2006.
Paul Slichter