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Littorella americana
Also called American Shoregrass, American Shoreweed, Plantain Shoreweed, Shoregrass, Shore Plantain
American shore plantain is a small perennial aquatic plant that forms dense mats in shallow, clear, nutrient-poor lakes and ponds with sandy or gravelly bottoms. It grows best with stable shallow water, and it can also survive on exposed sandy shores when water levels drop.
Littorella americana Is a species of flowering plant commonly called American shore plantain. It is a small aquatic plant native to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia to Minnesota.
Littorella americana grows in shallow water along the margins of oligotrophic lakes with sandy or gravelly bottoms. It can form dense mats by way of spreading rhizomes. Water depths of 20 to 60 cm (7.9 to 24 in) are preferred but it is also found above the water line on sandy beaches. It is found growing in clear and dark watered lakes and in permanent ponds.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Littorella americana 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.
