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Threestamen waterwort

Elatine triandra

Also called Mudwort, Three-stamened waterwort, Longstem Waterwort, Long Stemmed Waterwort, Three Stamen Waterwort, Waterwort

Threestamen waterwort
Photo: Loasa, Public domain
Family
Elatinaceae (Elatin family)
Grows as
Aquatic
Native range
Temp. Eurasia to W. Malesia
Climate
temperate

About

Elatine triandra is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Elatinaceae. It is known by the common name longstem waterwort.

Its native range is Temperate and Subtropical Old World to Western Malesia.

Other Elatine plants

Elatine alsinastrum · Elatine chilensis · Waterwort · Maltese Waterwort · Six-stamened waterwort · Eight-stamened waterwort · Small waterwort · Ojibway Waterwort · Straight Seed Mudwort · Waterwort

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Elatine triandra by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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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