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Elatine spathulata
Also called Straight Seed Waterwort
Straight Seed Mudwort is a small annual aquatic or amphibious herb of wet mud and shallow water margins, native to northern Europe and the Russian Far East. It is a wild plant of ponds and shores rather than a garden or houseplant.
Elatine spathulata is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Elatinaceae.
Its native range is Northern Europe to Germany and Russian Far East.
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