PLANTS Profile for Callitriche palustris (vernal water-starwort)

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Callitriche palustris L.
vernal water-starwort

Symbol:

CAPA52

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Callitrichaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N
SPM		N

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Callitriche palustris L.

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Synonyms:
Callitriche palustris L.

	CAPAV2	Callitriche palustris L. var. verna (L.) Fenley ex Jeps.
	CAVE2	Callitriche verna L.

Distribution:
Callitriche palustris L.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Callitriche palustris L.

View 1 genera in Callitrichaceae, 12 species in Callitriche

Classification:
Callitriche palustris L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Callitrichales
Family	Callitrichaceae – Water-starwort family
Genus	Callitriche L. – water-starwort
Species	Callitriche palustris L. – vernal water-starwort

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Callitriche palustris L.

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Ohio:
Callitriche verna
vernal water-starwort		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Callitriche palustris L.

Callitriche verna:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Callitriche palustris L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 501143.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/24/2008 05:13 AM MDT