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Callitriche heterophylla

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Callitriche heterophylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
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 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

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  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Callitriche heterophylla​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. 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. ^ a b Yatskievych, George (2013). Flora of Missouri, Volume 3. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. p. 623.