Callitriche palustris Calflora

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Taxon Report

Callitriche palustris L.

Vernal water-starwort

2019 R.A. Chasey

2015 Steve Matson

2023 Dana York

2021 R.A. Chasey

Callitriche palustris is an annual herb that is native to California.

also called Callitriche verna


	Plant Range Observation Search ~160 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Callitriche
Family:	Plantaginaceae (Callitrichaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Callitriche palustris var. verna
JEF + PLANTS	Callitriche verna

Information about Callitriche palustris from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CAPA52) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).