Callitriche palustris L.

 
  • Family : CALLITRICHACEAE
    (Pond Water-Starwort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CALLITRICHE FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Plantaginaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Callitriche androgyna L.; Callitriche fontana Scop.; Callitriche minima (L.) Hoppe; Callitriche palustris var. minima L.; Callitriche vernalis var. minima (L.) Lange
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Callitriche palustris L.
  • Common name : Callitriche palustris, The vernal water-starwort, Narrow-fruited water-starwort, Spiny water starwort
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Lakes, ponds, streams, ditches, swamps, marshes; 700 - 4080 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Plants submerged, with floating rosettes or on wet mud
  • Flower, Fruit : July-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • West Bengal : Kalimpong district
  • Native : Temperate Northern Hemisphere to West Malesia, New Guinea
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Temperate Northern Hemisphere to West Malesia, New Guinea and Jawa, Victoria
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 130
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 938
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Callitriche palustris. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

Habitat

India Distribution

World Distribution

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