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
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