Characteristics
Dicots
Proserpinaca palustris
Marsh Mermaid Weed
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Anther Type
Basifixed
Armaments
No
Base Flower Color
Green; Yellow
Carpel Number/Pistil
3
Duration
Perennial
Fruit Dehiscence
No
Fruit Type
Achene; Drupe
Fruit Wet/Dry
Dry; Wet
General Ecology
Aquatic; Terrestrial
Growth Habit
forb
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Complexity
simple
Leaf Dissection
0
Leaf Duration
deciduous; evergreen; tardily deciduous
Leaflet Number
0
Moisture Requirements
Hydric; Inundated
Overall Flower Symmetry
Actinomorphic
Ovules per Carpel
3
Pistil Number
1
Placentation Type
Apical
Soil Composition
Mineral
Stamen Number
3
Unconsolidated Rock
Yes
Woody Herbaceous
Herbaceous
Classification
Species Distribution Map
This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.
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Ecoregions
Southeastern Plains
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Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau
Interior Plateau
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Bluegrass Region
Nashville Basin
Pennyroyal Karst Plain
Western Highland Rim
Eastern Highland Rim
Interior River Valleys and Hills
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Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution
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Range of years during which specimens were collected:
Plant Photos
Proserpinaca palustris
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Proserpinaca palustris
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Proserpinaca palustris
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Proserpinaca palustris
- Theo Witsell
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Proserpinaca palustris
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Proserpinaca palustris
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Proserpinaca palustris
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Proserpinaca palustris
- Theo Witsell
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