Alismataceae
(THE WATER-PLANTAIN FAMILY)
 Biota of North America Program
 Texas A&M University Bioinformatics Working Group
Standardized nomenclature following © John T. Kartesz. 1996. Revision: A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. The Biota of North America Program of the North Carolina Botanical Garden . This listing features updates (1996) of BONAP nomenclature, use of common names derived from BONAP data, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service data on endangered/threatened taxa, and information on Texas taxa taken from a database developed from Stephan L. Hatch, Kancheepuram N. Gandhi, and Larry E. Brown. 1990. Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Texas (now in the process of proofing).

Alisma L. - WATER-PLANTAIN

    gramineum Lej. Synonymy: Alisma geyeri Torr. , Alisma gramineum var. angustissimum (DC.) Hendricks , Alisma gramineum var. geyeri (Torr.) Lam. , Alisma gramineum var. graminifolium (Wahlenb.) Hendricks , Alisma gramineum var. wahlenbergii auct. non (Holmb.) Raymond & Kucyniak , Alisma lanceolatum Gray

    lanceolatum Withering

    plantago-aquatica L. (NOTE: Presence in the North American flora not certain. Please contact BONAP if vouchered records are available.)

    subcordatum Raf. Present in the Texas flora (treated as Alisma plantago aquatica L. var. parviflorum (Pursh) Torr. by Hatch et al, 1990) and known locally as: Smallflower water plantain (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Alisma plantago-aquatica ssp. subcordatum (Raf.) Hultén , Alisma plantago-aquatica var. parviflorum (Pursh) Torr.

    triviale Pursh Synonymy: Alisma brevipes Greene , Alisma plantago-aquatica ssp. brevipes (Greene) Samuelsson , Alisma plantago-aquatica var. americanum J.A. Schultes , Alisma plantago-aquatica var. brevipes (Greene) Victorin

    Baldellia Parl. - LESSER-WATER-PLANTAIN

      ranunculoides (L.) Parl. Synonymy: Alisma ranunculoides L. , Echinodorus ranunculoides (L.) Engelm.

      Echinodorus L.C. Rich. ex Engelm. - BURRHEAD

        berteroi (Spreng.) Fassett Present in the Texas flora (treated as Echinodorus rostratus (Nutt.) Engelm. ex Gray by Hatch et al, 1990) (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Echinodorus berteroi var. lanceolatus (Engelm. ex S. Wats. & Coult.) Fassett , Echinodorus rostratus (Nutt.) Engelm. ex Gray , Echinodorus rostratus var. lanceolatus Engelm. ex S. Wats. & Coult.

        cordifolius (L.) Griseb. Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Echinodorus radicans (Nutt.) Engelm.

        parvulus Engelm. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Lanceleaf burhead (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Echinodorus tenellus sensu Buch. p.p. , Echinodorus tenellus var. latifolius (Seub.) Fassett , Echinodorus tenellus var. parvulus (Engelm.) Fassett , Helianthium parvulum (Engelm.) Britt. , Helianthium tenellum sensu Britt. p.p.

        Machaerocarpus Small - FRINGED-WATER-PLANTAIN

          californicus (Torr. ex Benth.) Small Synonymy: Damasonium californicum Torr. ex Benth.

          Sagittaria L. - ARROWHEAD

            ambigua J.G. Sm.

            australis (J.G. Sm.) Small Synonymy: Sagittaria engelmanniana ssp. longirostra auct. non Micheli , Sagittaria longirostra auct. non (Micheli) J.G. Sm. , Sagittaria longirostra var. australis J.G. Sm.

            brevirostra Mackenzie & Bush Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Sagittaria engelmanniana ssp. brevirostra (Mackenzie & Bush) Bogin

            calycina Engelm.

              var. calycina Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Lophotocarpus californicus J.G. Sm. , Lophotocarpus calycinus (Engelm.) J.G. Sm. , Lophotocarpus depauperatus J.G. Sm. , Sagittaria montevidensis ssp. calycina (Engelm.) Bogin

              var. spongiosa Engelm. Synonymy: Lophotocarpus spathulatus J.G. Sm. , Lophotocarpus spongiosus (Engelm.) J.G. Sm. , Sagittaria montevidensis ssp. spongiosa (Engelm.) Bogin , Sagittaria montevidensis var. spongiosa (Engelm.) Boivin , Sagittaria spathulata (J.G. Sm.) Buch.

            cristata Engelm. Synonymy: Sagittaria graminea var. cristata (Engelm.) Bogin

            cuneata Sheldon Present in the Texas flora, local name unknown. (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Sagittaria arifolia Nutt. ex J.G. Sm.

            engelmanniana J.G. Sm.

            fasciculata E.O. Beal Listed by the U.S. FWS as endangered, the FWS local name is Bunched arrowhead and the FWS range is: U.S.A. (NC, SC). Listed on July 25, 1979 (Volume 44 Federal Register 43701).

            graminea Michx. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Grassy arrowhead (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

              var. chapmanii J.G. Sm. Synonymy: Sagittaria chapmanii (J.G. Sm.) C. Mohr

              var. graminea Synonymy: Sagittaria cycloptera (J.G. Sm.) C. Mohr , Sagittaria eatonii J.G. Sm.

              var. macrocarpa (J.G. Sm.) Bogin Synonymy: Sagittaria macrocarpa J.G. Sm.

              var. weatherbiana (Fern.) Bogin Synonymy: Sagittaria weatherbiana Fern.

            greggii J.G. Sm.

            guyanensis Kunth

            intermedia Micheli

            isoetiformis J.G. Sm.

            kurziana Glck Synonymy: Sagittaria subulata var. kurziana (Glck) Bogin

            lancifolia L. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Scythefruit arrowhead (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Sagittaria angustifolia Lindl. , Sagittaria falcata Pursh , Sagittaria lancifolia ssp. media (Micheli) Bogin , Sagittaria lancifolia var. media Micheli

            latifolia Willd.

              var. latifolia Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Common arrowhead (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Sagittaria engelmanniana ssp. longirostra (Micheli) Bogin , Sagittaria esculenta T.J. Howell , Sagittaria latifolia var. obtusa (Engelm.) Wieg. , Sagittaria longirostra (Micheli) J.G. Sm. , Sagittaria obtusa Muhl. ex Willd., non Thunb. , Sagittaria ornithorhyncha Small , Sagittaria planipes Fern. , Sagittaria variabilis var. obtusa Engelm. , Sagittaria viscosa C. Mohr p.p.

              var. pubescens (Muhl. ex Nutt.) J.G. Sm. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Downy arrowhead (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Sagittaria pubescens Muhl. ex Nutt. , Sagittaria viscosa C. Mohr p.p.

            longiloba Engelm. ex J.G. Sm. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Longlobe arrowhead (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

            montevidensis Cham. & Schlecht.

            papillosa Buch. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Nipplebract arrowhead (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone)

            platyphylla (Engelm.) J.G. Sm. Present in the Texas flora and known locally as: Delta arrowhead (Texas Distribution by vegetation zone) Synonymy: Sagittaria graminea var. platyphylla Engelm. , Sagittaria mohrii J.G. Sm.

            rigida Pursh

            sagittifolia L.

            sanfordii Greene

            secundifolia Kral Listed by the U.S. FWS as threatened - the FWS local name is Kral's water-plantain and the FWS range is: U.S.A. (AL, GA).

            stagnorum Small Synonymy: Sagittaria subulata var. gracillima (S. Wats.) J.G. Sm.

            subulata (L.) Buch. Synonymy: Sagittaria filiformis J.G. Sm. , Sagittaria lorata (Chapman) Small , Sagittaria subulata var. natans (Michx.) J.G. Sm.

            teres S. Wats. Synonymy: Sagittaria graminea var. teres (S. Wats.) Bogin

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