Callitriche hermaphroditica L.
northern water-starwort
Plantaginaceae (Mare's-tail family)
(Previously in Callitrichaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
northern water-starwort
Plantaginaceae (Mare's-tail family)
(Previously in Callitrichaceae)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Map
Distribution of Callitriche hermaphroditica
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Species Information
General:
Aquatic or semi-aquatic perennial rooting in mud; stems slender, 5-15 cm long, with widely spaced internodes.
Leaves:
All opposite; linear, 5-20 mm long, single-nerved, their bases not joined by a ridge or wing, light green.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of tiny, inconspicuous flowers borne without bracts, stalkless or shortly-stalked; styles soon deciduous, ascending.
Fruits:
Achene-like, 4, each 1-seeded, wingless, 1-2 mm long, egg-shaped, irregularly pitted.
Illustration
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
USDA Species Characteristics
Flower Colour:
Green
Blooming Period:
Late Summer
Fruit/Seed characteristics:
Colour: Green
Present over the Fall
Source: The USDA
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Callitriche hermaphroditica
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
675 | 675 | 675 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
0 | ||
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
5 | 5 | 5 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
B | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
1 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
IDF(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Slow-moving streams, lakes and sloughs in the lowland, steppe and montane zones; common in SW BC, less frequent in SC and SE BC; circumboreal, N to AK, YT and NT, E to NF and S to MN, MI, NM and CA; Eurasia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Callitriche autumnalis L.