Pronunciation: al-IS-ma triv-ee-AY-lee
Common name: Water plantain
Family: Alismataceae (Water-plantain)
Habitat: Ponds, fresh water margins to 5000',
California Floristic Province to Canada
Blooming period: June to July
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Alisma
2) triviale
Formerly Alisma plantago-aquatica