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Proserpinaca intermedia
Proserpinaca intermedia Mack.
Intermediate Mermaidweed
Haloragaceae (Water Milfoil Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: PRIN2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Nut
Size Notes: Up to about 18 inches tall.
Fruit: Nutlet.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: WhiteDistribution
USA: AL , FL , GA , LA , MA , MI , MS , NC , NJ , PA , RI , SC , TN , VACanada: NS
Growing Conditions
Aquatic: yesNational Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | OBL | OBL | OBL |
Web Reference
Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic BotanyWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Proserpinaca intermedia in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Proserpinaca intermedia in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Proserpinaca intermedia
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-12-07Research By: TWC Staff