Common name:
Lanceleaf water plantain
Family:
Scientific name:
Alisma lanceolatum
Main flower color:
Range:
England, Wales, parts of Ireland, and small areas in southern Scotland
Height:
Up to 100 cm
Habitat:
Shallow water along the margins of lakes and ponds
Flowers:
Three cupped green sepals alternating with three longer, rounded white or pale pink petals, yellow at the base. At the centre are six short stamens topped by yellow anthers, and a ring of carpels with erect styles. Flowers form in branched whorls
Leaves:
Hairless, narrow, lanceolate; pointed at the top and tapering to a long stalk at the base. Crossed by several parallel veins
Season:
June to August
Rarity:
★★★★★
