Callitriche verna is a submerged/floating-leaved aquatic plant in the family Plantaginaceae (though sometimes placed in its own family – Callitrichaceae). It is found in aquatic environments in North America.[1]

Callitriche verna
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Callitriche
Species:
C. verna
Binomial name
Callitriche verna
L. (1755)

Description

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Lower, submerged leaves linear, 0.3–1 mm wide; 1-nerved; shallowly bidentate at apex; terminal leaves petiolate; narrowly oblate to spatulate.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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In quiet shallow water; distributed in North America, including Mexico.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Correll, DS and HB Correll. 1975. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of the Southwestern United States. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA