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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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Callitriche |
Species: | C. verna
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Binomial name | |
Callitriche verna L. (1755)
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Description
editLower, 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
editIn quiet shallow water; distributed in North America, including Mexico.[1]