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Water-starwort agg. - Callitriche agg.
Very variable water-plant, very difficult to identify to a species-level even if fruits are present. Usually seen as small bright-green floating rosettes, with variously oval or strap-shaped leaves, but may be completely submerged. Male and female flowers borne separately; very small and inconspicuous, in leaf axils. The fruit is a groups of 4 nutlets, each containing a seed.
Identification to species level requires examination of the fruits.
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Aquatic and terrestrial usually in or near ponds, ditches, still or slow moving water.
Flowers April to September.
Perennial.
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain as an aggregate.
Fairly frequent as an aggregate in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Wildflowers
- Kingdom:
- Plantae
- Order:
- Lamiales
- Family:
- Plantaginaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 32
- First record:
- 25/05/2007 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 04/09/2023 (Pugh, Dylan)
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