Proserpinaca palustris

Characteristics
Dicots
Haloragaceae
Proserpinaca
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
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Classification
Haloragales
Proserpinaca
Proserpinaca palustris - Marsh Mermaid Weed
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
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim
  • Interior River Valleys and Hills
    • 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 - 13
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Proserpinaca palustris - 13
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Proserpinaca palustris - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Proserpinaca palustris - 19
Proserpinaca palustris - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Proserpinaca palustris - 19
Proserpinaca palustris - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Proserpinaca palustris - 19
Proserpinaca palustris - Theo Witsell View Full Size
Proserpinaca palustris - 19
Proserpinaca palustris - Theo Witsell View Full Size