Discover
Identify
Record
Narrow-leaved Water-plantain - Alisma lanceolatum
An emergent aquatic plant similar to Water-plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica) but with narrower leaves. The flowers are often lilac tinged. The inflorescence has whorls of branches, which are again branched.
Unless identified by a recognised expert, a photo is required showing the leaves, and the flowers if present.
Found in shallow water or on exposed mud at the edge of a wide range of water bodies, although in many areas it is particularly frequent in canals.
In flower during July and August.
Perennial.
Widespread in England and Wales but less frequent than Water-plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica).
Scarce in Leicestershire and Rutland, though it may be under recorded.
It was on the 2011 VC55 Rare Plant Register (Jeeves, 2011) but improved recording since then has meant it is found in more sites than previously thought, so it doesn't meet the criteria for the current RPR (Hall and Woodward, 2022)
Leicestershire & Rutland Map
Enter a town or village to see local records
MAP KEY:
Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015
UK Map
Species profile
- Common names
- Narrow-leaved Water-plantain, Narrow Water-Plantain
- Species group:
- Wildflowers
- Kingdom:
- Plantae
- Order:
- Alismatales
- Family:
- Alismataceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 22/07/2020 (Pochin, Christine)
- Last record:
- 22/07/2020 (Pochin, Christine)
Total records by month
% of records within its species group
10km squares with records
The latest images and records displayed below include those awaiting verification checks so we cannot guarantee that every identification is correct. Once accepted, the record displays a green tick.
In the Latest Records section, click on the header to sort A-Z, and again to sort Z-A. Use the header boxes to filter the list.