Characteristics
Angiosperms (Monocots)
Vallisneria americana Michx.
American Eelgrass; Tapegrass; Water Celery
Herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
OBL (NWPL)
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Classification
Alismatales
Vallisneria americana Michx. - American Eelgrass; Tapegrass; Water Celery
Citation
<a href=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/410894>Vallisneria americana Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 220. 1803.</a>
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USA: ILLINOIS: (fide Fernald 1918): "fluminie Mississipi", without data, Michaux s.n. (lectotype: P). Lectotypified by Marie-Victorin, Contr. Inst. Bot. Univ. Montreal 46: 1-38. 1943.
Species Distribution Map
Specimens and Distribution
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