NameThatPlant.net: Vallisneria americana

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Alismatales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vallisneria americana FAMILY Hydrocharitaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Learn more about Vallisneria from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vallisneria americana FAMILY Hydrocharitaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 028-03-001:

Vallisneria americana FAMILY Hydrocharitaceae

COMMON NAME:
American Eelgrass, Water-celery, Tapegrass, Vallisneria

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vallisneria americana FAMILY Hydrocharitaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vallisneria americana FAMILY Hydrocharitaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 028-03-001:
Vallisneria americana FAMILY Hydrocharitaceae

2353

Submersed aquatic
Perennial
Dioecious

Habitat: Lakes, rivers, estuaries, sounds, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
Petioles absent

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Stoloniferous

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White
3-merous
2 stamens (usually)
Unisexual

Flowers in leaf axils

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall

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