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Common Water-plantain, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Corrchopog
Photographs: Co. Cork and Co. Limerick

Common Water-plantain
Alisma plantago-aquatica
Corrchopog
Family: Alismataceae

Flowering time: June-September. Perennial. Native.

Erect stems with whorls of small white flowers with yellow centres and 6 stamens, these usually open in afternoon. The erect long-stalked leaves are oval with cordate or truncate bases. A hairless plant, height to 75cm.

Very frequent in muddy ditches and shallow fresh water.

Similar: Narrow-leaved Water-plantain, Alisma lanceolatum. Tapered, narrower leaves. Occasional.

Common Water-plantain, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Corrchopog

Common Water-plantain, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Corrchopog

Common Water-plantain, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Corrchopog
Common Water-plantain, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Corrchopog

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