WATER-PLANTAIN
Alisma Plantago-Aquatica
Water-Plantain Family [Alismataceae] 
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Water-Plantain Family [Alismataceae]
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| 15th Aug 2008, canal feeder, Rushton Spencer, Staffs. | Photo: © RWD |
| To a metre high, always stood in fresh-water. |
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| 30th july 2011, gravel quarries, Moses Gate, Gtr M/cr. | Photo: © RWD |
Leaves long stalked, broad lanceolate and rounded at the base (unlike Narrow-leaved Water-plantainor Lesser Water-Plantain where the leaves are narrower and gradually taper towards the water). |
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| 30th july 2011, gravel quarries, Moses Gate, Gtr M/cr. | Photo: © RWD |
| Flowers on long thin stalks. Flower stalks mostly in threes to sixes where they join thicker stems. |
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| 30th july 2011, gravel quarries, Moses Gate, Gtr M/cr. | Photo: © RWD |
| The flowers congregate near the ends. Each with three stubby sepals. |
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| 30th july 2011, gravel quarries, Moses Gate, Gtr M/cr. | Photo: © RWD |
| As with most aquatic plants, petals are in threes, lilac pink near the edges, whiter nearer the middle, but with a yellow splodge at the centre. |
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| 30th july 2011, gravel quarries, Moses Gate, Gtr M/cr. | Photo: © RWD |
| Six yellowish stamens bear flat anthers with yellow pollen. |
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| 30th july 2011, gravel quarries, Moses Gate, Gtr M/cr. | Photo: © RWD |
| Light-green ovary in centre a bit like a torroidal ferrite core. This will become the fruit later. |
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| 30th july 2011, gravel quarries, Moses Gate, Gtr M/cr. | Photo: © RWD |
| Flower becoming a fruit. |
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| 30th July 2007, Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Slaithwaite. | Photo: © RWD |
Fruits have a torroidal appearance too un-like those of Lesser Water-Plantain which have a knobbly appearance like those of Buttercups. The three sepals are now spread flat out. |
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| 30th july 2011, gravel quarries, Moses Gate, Gtr M/cr. | Photo: © RWD |
| Leaves taper abruptly to join the leaf 'stem' which is thin but curved for stiffness. Leaves have fainter yellow veins and are all aerial with no other leaves underwater un-like Lesser Water-Plantain. |
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No relation to : Water-plantains are not related to plants such as Ribwort Plantain,
Hybridises with Habitat is in and by fresh-water, although always likes to get its feet wet. ANY TEXT GOES HERE |
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Water-Plantain Family [Alismataceae]
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