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Alisma wahlenbergii
Also called Wahlenberg's Water Plantain
Baltic water plantain is a small aquatic or semi-aquatic perennial herb native to the northern Baltic region, grown mainly in wetlands and shallow pond margins. Key to growing it is keeping its roots wet or submerged in clean, mineral-rich water.
Alisma wahlenbergii, the Baltic water-plantain, is a species of plant in the family Alismataceae. It is native to the area around the northern Baltic Sea: Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and northern and northwestern Russia.
Alisma wahlenbergii is classed as a "threatened" species.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alisma wahlenbergii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
