Proserpinaca palustris

marsh mermaidweed, marsh mermaid-weed, proserpinie des marais, common mermaid-weed
Family

Haloragaceae

Leaf Arrangement

alternate

Leaf Attachment

petiolate

Leaf Margin

pinnatifid, serrate

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

oblong, elliptic, lanceolate, oblanceolate, ovate

Growth Form

forb, emergent aquatic, submerged aquatic, aquatic

Flower Color

green, purple

Flower Month

June - September

Height (meters)

0.4

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

perennial


Wetland Class

OBL

Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism

6

Field Characters

A variable aquatic plant with lanceolate, serrate emergent leaves and deeply pinnatifid submerged leaves. Small fruits, about as long as wide, occur in the leaf axils.

Habitat

Marshes, pools, ditches, swamps, wet shores, shallow water, and streams.