Alisma nanum

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Xinjiang water-plantain
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Alisma
Species:
A. nanum
Binomial name
Alisma nanum
D.F.Cui

Alisma nanum is a species of plant in the Alismataceae. It is endemic to Xinjiang in western China, where it grows in marshes at elevations of about 600 m. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Alisma nanum in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  2. Cui, Da-fang. 1992. Bulletin of Botanical Research, Harbin 12(4): 369–371, f. 1