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Hippuris vulgaris
Also called Mare's Tail, Common Mare’s Tail, Mare’s Tail
Common mare's-tail is a creeping aquatic perennial herb that grows in shallow water and mud flats, with most leaves held above the surface. It needs wet or waterlogged roots and non-acidic water to thrive.
Hippuris vulgaris (from Greek: ἵππος – horse and οὐρά – tail), known as mare's-tail or common mare's-tail, is a common aquatic flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae. Its distribution ranges from Eurasia and North America to Greenland, the Tibetan Plateau and Arizona. It prefers non-acidic waters.
It can also be a troublesome weed, obstructing the flow of water in rivers and ditches.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hippuris vulgaris 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.
