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Terrestrial water-starwort

Callitriche terrestris

Terrestrial water-starwort
Photo: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possession, Public domain

Terrestrial water-starwort is a small aquatic or semi-aquatic plant that grows submerged or on wet mud at pond and stream margins. It needs constantly wet or waterlogged conditions to thrive.

Family
Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Grows as
Shrub, Aquatic
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep roots constantly wet or submerged in shallow water.
Soil
Muddy or silty substrate, or shallow pond-bottom sediment.
Temperature
Tolerates cool temperate conditions; suits typical pond water temperatures.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. Canada to NC. & E. U.S.A., Mexico to S. Trop. America
Climate
temperate

About

Callitriche terrestris is a species of plant in the family Plantaginaceae found in Canada and in the eastern United States.

Other Callitriche plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Callitriche terrestris 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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