Elatine gracilis Calflora

Taxon Report

Elatine gracilis H. Mason

(not an active name)

Sierra waterwort

Elatine gracilis is an annual or perennial herb (aquatic) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Elatine chilensis


	Plant Range Observation Search ~62 records in California Plant Characteristics

Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Elatine
Family:	Elatinaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, many plant communities

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JEF + PLANTS	Elatine chilensis

Information about Elatine gracilis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (ELCH) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation 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).