Species: Callitriche palustris
Vernal Water-starwort
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Callitrichales
Family
Callitrichaceae
Genus
Callitriche
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
vernal water-starwort
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Other flowering plants
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Callitrichales - Callitrichaceae - Callitriche
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Plant, aquatic plants with slender stems and small opposite, entire leaves, Callitrichaceae.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1994-01-07
Global Status Last Changed
1994-01-07
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere.