Characteristics
Orontium aquaticum L.
golden club
In New York this species is known mostly from tidal marshes along the Hudson River. Most are freshwater although some are perhaps slightly brackish. The plants also occur in adjacent swamps. Also in acidic peat bogs and ponds (in one case planted and persisting in an acidic bog.)
Forb/herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Native
Threatened-State
OBL (NWPL)
OBL (NWPL EMP)
OBL (NWPL NCNE)
S2 (State Rank)
G5 (Global Rank)
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Citation
Orontium aquaticum L.
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Species Distribution Map
This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.