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Shoreweed

Littorella

Shoreweed
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 13:06, 10 October 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)
Grows as
Aquatic

About

Littorella is a genus of two to three species of aquatic plants. Many plants live their entire lives submerged, and reproduce by stolons, but some are only underwater for part of the year, and flower when they are not underwater.

Where it grows

The European species is found in a wide range of habitats, from arctic to Mediterranean. The North and South American species are found in a more limited range of temperate climates.

Other Littorella plants

American Littorella · American shoreweed

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

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