Proserpinaca palustris L.

Mermaid Weed, Marsh Mermaidweed

Synonyms: Proserpinaca amblyogona, Proserpinaca intermedia

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Haloragaceae

Genus: Proserpinaca

Species: Proserpinaca palustris

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
VT - state rank: S2S3

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: OBL

PHOTOS OF Proserpinaca palustris