![Northern water-plantain [Alisma triviale]](/images/August/White/thumbnail_IMG_2160.jpg "Northern water-plantain [Alisma triviale]")
Common Name:
Northern water-plantain
Scientic Name:
Alisma triviale
Colors:
White
Months Appearing:
August
Native. Perennial. Aquatic plant. 6 to 40 inches tall. Also called "Large -flowered water-plantain".
Flowers: Three petals with yellow center. Petals longer than sepals. 1/4 to 3/8 inch in diameter. Open clusters on many branches. Looks like Arrowhead flowers but much smaller.
Similar to Alisma subcordatum, Southern water-plantain. (Sepals as long or longer than petals.)
From center of a rosette of leaves a stalk, up to 3 feet tall, has an extensively branched panicle of flowers. Leaves are pointed oval or eliptical.
" Frog pond" at Chimney Corners Resort, Benzie County, Michigan. 8/14 2160, 2162, 2165