Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Alismatales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vallisneria americana
FAMILY
Hydrocharitaceae
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INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vallisneria americana
FAMILY
Hydrocharitaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Vallisneria americana
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Vallisneria americana
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 028-03-001:
Vallisneria americana FAMILY Hydrocharitaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Vallisneria americana
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Vallisneria spiralis
COMMON NAME:
American Eelgrass, Water-celery, Tapegrass, Vallisneria
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JK Marlow jkm160914_149
September
SE-EPPC Aquatic Plant ID Workshop
Leaves straplike, elongate, linear, not differentiated into petiole and blade, per Weakley's Flora.
COMPARE aquatic plants
Patrick D. McMillan pdmvalligneria_americana
Month Unknown
Leaves 5-6(-10)mm x usually >40cm, lacking red-purple longitudinal stripes, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Vallisneria americana
FAMILY
Hydrocharitaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Vallisneria americana
FAMILY
Hydrocharitaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Vallisneria americana
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Vallisneria americana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 028-03-001:
Vallisneria americana
FAMILY
Hydrocharitaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Vallisneria americana
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Vallisneria spiralis
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