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Taxon:  Helanthium tenellum (Mart. ex Schult. f.) Britton



Summary
Genus:
Helanthium
Family:
Alismataceae
Nomen number:
460430
Place of publication:
Man. fl. n. states, ed. 2:54. 1905 "Helianthium"
Verified:
01/20/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Alisma tenellum Mart. ex Schult. f.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Echinodorus tenellus (Mart. ex Schult. f.) Buchenau

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Echinodorus parvulus Engelm.
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Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinois 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesKansas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichigan 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesVermont 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabama 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Vermont, Connecticut]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Kansas, Illinois]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala, Nicaragua
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Corrientes]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamentalaquarium plant, as Echinodorus tenellusHuxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=460430. Accessed 3 May 2025.