Alismataceae Family — Genera & Species
Alismataceae is a plant family. PlantoScan has care guides for 63 species in 17 genera of this family. Pick a genus to see its species, or start with the notable species below.
Notable Alismataceae species
Channelled Water Plantain
Alisma canaliculatum
Илья РуденкоCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Butomopsis latifolia
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Greater Water-plantain
Damasonium alisma
Clément MaoucheCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Amazon Sword
Echinodorus berteroi
Bill LevineCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Floating Water-plantain
Luronium natans
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Broadleaf Arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
Pavel KaclCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Water Violet
Albidella nymphaeifolia
Alexis López HernándezCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
- Narrowleaf Water PlantainAlisma gramineumPlantoScan
Narrowleaf Water Plantain
Alisma gramineum
- Spearleaf Water PlantainAlisma lanceolatumPlantoScan
Spearleaf Water Plantain
Alisma lanceolatum
- Dwarf Water PlantainAlisma nanumPlantoScan
Dwarf Water Plantain
Alisma nanum
- European Water PlantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaPlantoScan
European Water Plantain
Alisma plantago-aquatica
- Water PlantainAlisma plantago-aquatica subsp. orientalePlantoScan
Water Plantain
Alisma plantago-aquatica subsp. orientale
Genera in the Alismataceae family
- Sagittaria28 species · e.g. Broadleaf Arrowhead
- Alisma9 species · e.g. Channelled Water Plantain
- Aquarius5 species
- Damasonium4 species · e.g. Greater Water-plantain
- Helanthium3 species · e.g. Bolivian Sword Plant
- Wiesneria3 species · e.g. Water plantain
- Albidella1 species · e.g. Water Violet
- Astonia1 species
- Baldellia1 species · e.g. Lesser Water-plantain
- Burnatia1 species · e.g. Water poppy
- Butomopsis1 species
- Caldesia1 species · e.g. Water Plantain
- Echinodorus1 species · e.g. Amazon Sword
- Hydrocleys1 species · e.g. Water poppy
- Limnocharis1 species · e.g. Yellow Velvetleaf
- Luronium1 species · e.g. Floating Water-plantain
- Ranalisma1 species · e.g. Rostrate Ranalisma
See also the plant genera A–Z and the complete plant care guide.