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Callitriche christensenii

Callitriche christensenii is a small aquatic plant endemic to Tristan da Cunha, growing in rivers, freshwater marshes and springs. It needs constant wet or submerged conditions to thrive.

Family
Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Grows as
Shrub, Aquatic
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep roots permanently wet or submerged in clean freshwater.
Soil
Wet mud or shallow freshwater substrate.
Temperature
Cool temperate conditions suited to Tristan da Cunha; protect from freezing.
How easy
Hard
Native range
Tristan da Cunha
Climate
temperate

About

Callitriche christensenii is a species of plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It is a hydrosubshrub endemic to Tristan da Cunha. Its natural habitats are rivers, freshwater marshes, and freshwater springs.

Other Callitriche plants

Antarctic Water Starwort · Pedunculate Water-Starwort · Winged water-starwort · Vernal water-starwort · Pond water-starwort · Terrestrial water-starwort · Water Starworts

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Callitriche christensenii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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