Callitriche palustris Linnaeus. Common name: Swamp Water-starwort. Phenology: Mar-Sep. Habitat: Ponds, lakes, stagnant streams, wet soil. Distribution: Circumboreal, in North America south to VA, WV, IL, TX, and CA; South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: The nomenclatural debate between C. palustris and C. verna is difficult to resolve.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA17, K4, Mi, Mo3, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, S, S13, Va, Crow & Hellquist (2000a), Lansdown (2009); = Callitriche verna L. — G, GrPl, Il, Tx, W, Fassett (1951). Basionym: Callitriche palustris L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Callitriche palustris - FNA17
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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