Pan India Bouquets

Callitriche palustris L.

Family : Callitruchaceae
(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
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Callitriche palustris. Downloaded on 5 December 2023.

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