Biology:Callitriche heterophylla
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Callitriche heterophylla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Callitriche |
| Species: | C. heterophylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Callitriche heterophylla Pursh
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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
- ↑ "Callitriche heterophylla". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CAHE3.
- ↑ Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States". http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm.
- ↑ "Callitriche heterophylla", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Callitriche%20heterophylla.png, retrieved 14 August 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Yatskievych, George (2013). Flora of Missouri, Volume 3. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. pp. 623.
Wikidata ☰ Q15348614 entry
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