Callitriche heterophylla

Callitriche heterophylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Lamiales
Family:Plantaginaceae
Genus:Callitriche
Species: C. heterophylla
Binomial name
Callitriche heterophylla

Callitriche heterophylla, commonly called twoheaded water-starwort,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family (Plantaginaceae). It is native to North America, where it found in the north from Greenland to Alaska, south to Mexico.[2] It is widespread in the United States.[3] Its natural habitat is in a wide variety of wetlands, including ponds, streams, and mudflats. It is typically found in areas of still or slow moving water.[4]

Callitriche heterophylla is an aquatic plant, growing almost entirely submerged except for its floating stem tips. It produces minutely small flowers throughout the growing season.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Callitriche heterophylla". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
  3. ↑ "Callitriche heterophylla". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  4. 1 2 Yatskievych, George (2013). Flora of Missouri, Volume 3. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. p. 623.
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