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.