Biology:Callitriche truncata
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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. truncata
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| Binomial name | |
| Callitriche truncata Guss. (1826)
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Callitriche truncata, the short leaved water starwort, is a species of plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It is an aquatic subshrub native to the Mediterranean Basin countries of southern Europe from Spain to Greece and of North Africa from Morocco to Libya, as well as Turkey, Lebanon, and Syria in the eastern Mediterranean, Belgium, the Netherlands, Great Britain, and Ireland in western Europe, eastern European Russia, and the western Himalayas.[2]
They have a self-supporting growth form and simple, broad leaves. Individuals can grow to 10 cm tall.[3][4]
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References
- ↑ Lansdown, R.V. (2014). "Callitriche truncata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T164024A42336809.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/164024/42336809. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Callitriche truncata Guss.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:430056-1.
- ↑ "Callitriche truncata Guss. - Encyclopedia of Life". https://eol.org/pages/5129387.
- ↑ Mifsud, Stephen (2002-08-23). "Callitriche truncata (Southern Water Starwort) : MaltaWildPlants.com - the online Flora of the Maltese Islands." (in en-us). https://www.maltawildplants.com/CLTR/Callitriche_truncata.php.
Wikidata ☰ Q15257182 entry
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