Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Alismatales
References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
Flowering rush Burhead Spadix of the cuckoopint (Arum maculatum) with a pale green, hood-like spathe surrounded by broad, green leaves growing from the forest floor. Waterweed Arrow-grass Surf grass Fresh taro tubers with stems attached are lined up for sale at a market in Hawaii. Peace lily inflorescence Eelgrass Water clover surrounded by duckweed. The green streaks are duckweed being moved by the wind.
Quizzes
Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap
Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous
trees deciduous and coniferous. trees grow on a bank of a forest in springtime in Alberta, British Columbia, Canada. logging, forestry, wood, lumber, wilderness
All Things Green Quiz

Alismatales: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

  • Paul E. Berry
    Professor and Herbarium Director, Botany Department, University of Michigan.

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Corrected display issue. Jun 02, 2025
Added a cross-reference to peace lily and modernized language throughout. May 28, 2025
Revised the number of species within the order. Updated the number of genera and species in the family Araceae. Jun 15, 2023
Invalidated site: NCBI Taxonomy Browser. Feb 19, 2019
Added photograph. Aug 24, 2011
Add new Web site: Zipcode Zoo - Alismatales. Aug 12, 2010
Article revised and updated. Jun 16, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 23, 1999
View Changes:
Article History
Revised:
By: