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PLANTS

American eelgrass

Vallisneria americana

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
American eelgrass, photo 1 of 5
American eelgrass, In flower
American eelgrass, In fruit
30 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 30 cm. Grows in marshes.

There are 123 observations of American eelgrass in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Montérégie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale23
  2. Montérégie21
  3. Outaouais19
  4. Montréal18
  5. Estrie14
  6. Laurentides10
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  9. Centre-du-Québec4
  10. Laval2
  11. Lanaudière1

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

EelgrassZostera marina
American burreedSparganium americanum
Floating bur-reedSparganium fluctuans
Ribbonleaf pondweedPotamogeton epihydrus
Grass-leaf mud-plantainHeteranthera dubia
Flat-stem pondweedPotamogeton zosteriformis
WidgeongrassRuppia maritima
Robbins' pondweedPotamogeton robbinsii
Sago pondweedStuckenia pectinata
Flowering rushButomus umbellatus
Narrowleaf bur-reedSparganium angustifolium
Swaying bulrushSchoenoplectus subterminalis