Kingdom Plantae Family Alismataceae Rank Species | Order Alismatales Genus Damasonium | |
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Similar Damasonium, Baldellia ranunculoides, Floating water‑plantain, Alisma gramineum, Alisma lanceolatum | ||
Damasonium alisma is a species of flowering marsh plant known by the common name of starfruit. Its native range includes parts of Great Britain, France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, and Kazakhstan.
Damasonium alisma is native to the British Isles and was at one time commonly found in south and central England. Numbers have declined as a result of the loss of pond habitats. It was not recorded in the wild in 2006 and is classified as endangered within the United Kingdom.
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