Thalia dealbata
powdery alligator-flag, powdery thalia, water canna, powdery-thalia
Family
Marantaceae
Leaf Arrangement
basal (rosulate)
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, lanceolate, ovate
Growth Form
forb, emergent aquatic, aquatic
Flower Color
purple
Flower Petals
3
Flower Month
May - November
Height (meters)
0.9 - 1.8
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
OBL
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
5
Habitat
Wet ditches, margins of swamp forests, and ponds.