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Elatine gussonei
Maltese Waterwort is a small low-growing aquatic or semi-aquatic plant endemic to Malta, found in shallow temporary pools and wet soils. It is a rare, protected native rather than a common garden plant, and it needs wet, seasonally flooded conditions to thrive.
Elatine gussonei is a species of plant in the genus Elatine (waterworts). It is endemic to Malta.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Elatine gussonei 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.
