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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Callitriche stagnalis
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Callitriche stagnalis
FAMILY
Callitrichaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Callitriche stagnalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Callitriche stagnalis
COMMON NAME:
Pond Water-starwort, European water-starwort
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Callitriche stagnalis
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Callitriche stagnalis
FAMILY
Callitrichaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Callitriche stagnalis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Callitriche stagnalis
4134
Aquatic with submersed, emersed, and floating leaves; Forb
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Ponds, stagnant water, wet soil, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe /possibly native in some areas
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
- Forest Health Assessment & Applied Sciences Team: New Invaders of the Northeast
- Forest Health Assessment & Applied Sciences Team: New Invaders of the Southeast
LEAVES:
Simple - dimorphic
Opposite. Floating rosettes of spatulate leaves & submersed linear leaves
Margins entire
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Sepals absent
Petals absent
1 stamen in staminate flowers
Superior ovary
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral US (Rawlins et al., 2018) p105
- New Invaders of the Southeast (Rawlins et al., 2018) p097
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