Callitriche palustris L. is a plant in the Plantaginaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Callitriche palustris L. (Callitriche palustris L.)
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Callitriche palustris L.

Callitriche palustris L.

Callitriche palustris L. is an aquatic plant that is the type species of its genus, native to multiple regions across the world.

Genus
Callitriche
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Callitriche palustris L.

Callitriche palustris L., commonly known as vernal water-starwort, narrow-fruited water-starwort, or spiny water starwort, is a species of aquatic plant. It holds the status of the type species for the genus Callitriche. Its native range covers temperate and subtropical regions of North America and Eurasia, and also includes the islands of Sumatra and Borneo.

Photo: (c) Ксения Дудова, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ксения Дудова · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Plantaginaceae Callitriche

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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