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Callitriche stagnalis
Also called Common Water-Starwort, Commen water-starwort, Common Starwort, Starwort, Water Chickweed
Pond water-starwort is a small perennial aquatic plant that forms dense mats in still or slow-moving water such as ponds, lakes, ditches and slow streams. It is a fully aquatic species that is grown mainly in ponds and aquariums rather than as a houseplant.
Callitriche stagnalis is a perennial aquatic vascular plant species. Also known as pond water-starwort, C. stagnalis, may thrive in a variety of aquatic and subaquatic habitats, specially those exhibiting slowly moving to non-moving water. Although C. stagnalis does not pose a threat to humans, its reproductive rate may pose a threat to native vegetation in areas where it has been introduced, as the resulting dense vegetative mats frequently out-compete native species.
Callitriche stagnalis is normally found in aquatic environments particularly in which there is little to no motion. C. stagnalis frequents lakes, ponds, salt marshes, and slow moving rivers and streams. This species is able to thrive in both fresh and brackish water habitats.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Callitriche stagnalis 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.
