Family: Hydrocharitaceae
American eelgrass, water-celery
[Vallisneria americana var. americana Michx., more...]
Paul Skawinski
Paul Skawinski
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium (UWSP)
Etymology: Vallisneria: for Antonia Vallisneri, early Italian botanist
Plants: perennial, submerged aquatic; from creeping rhizomes
Leaves: mostly in a basal cluster, up to 7' long and less than 1/3" wide, ribbon-like with a central stripe, translucent
Flowers: white, 6-parted, male and female flowers on separate plants
Fruits: capsule
Habitat: water 1'-7' deep
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: perennial, submerged aquatic; from creeping rhizomes
Leaves: mostly in a basal cluster, up to 7' long and less than 1/3" wide, ribbon-like with a central stripe, translucent
Flowers: white, 6-parted, male and female flowers on separate plants
Fruits: capsule
Habitat: water 1'-7' deep
Conservation Status: Native
Flora of North America: Flora of North America Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 6, Wetland Indicator = OBL USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos USGS - Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin
Paul Skawinski
Paul Skawinski
Corey Raimond
Robert H. Read
Robert W. Freckmann
Robert W. Freckmann
Robert W. Freckmann
Paul Skawinski
Robert W. Freckmann
