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Callitriche heterophylla ssp. bolanderi

Callitriche heterophylla Pursh ssp. bolanderi (Hegelm.) Calder & Roy L. Taylor

Bolander's Water Starwort, Bolander's Water-starwort, Large Water-starwort

Callitrichaceae (Water-starwort family)

Synonym(s): Callitriche bolanderi, Callitriche heterophylla var. bolanderi

USDA Symbol: CAHEB3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Schizocarp
Size Notes: Stems creeping on ground or floating.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green
Bloom Time: Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov

Distribution

USA: AK , CA , OR , WA
Canada: BC
Native Habitat: Fast-flowing streams, backwaters, ditches, swamps, bogs, lakes, ponds, springs, seepages, seasonally damp soils in shade.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Callitriche heterophylla ssp. bolanderi in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Callitriche heterophylla ssp. bolanderi in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Callitriche heterophylla ssp. bolanderi

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-02
Research By: CBR

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