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Callitriche heterophylla

Bolander's Water Starwort, Different Leaved Water Starwort
Other regional names: Differentleaf Waterstarwort +8 more
  • Differentleaf Waterstarwort
  • Diverse Leaved Water Starwort
  • Greater Water Starwort
  • Greater Waterstarwort
  • Large Water Starwort
  • Larger Waterstarwort
  • Two Headed Water Starwort
  • Twoheaded Water Starwort
  • Variedleaf Waterstarwort
Also known as: Callitriche anceps Fernald +11 more
  • Callitriche anceps Fernald
  • Callitriche anceps subsp. anceps
  • Callitriche asagraei Hegelm.
  • Callitriche bolanderi Hegelm.
  • Callitriche brevifolia Pursh
  • Callitriche heterophylla subsp. bolanderi (Hegelm.) Calder & Roy L.Taylor
  • Callitriche heterophylla subsp. heterophylla
  • Callitriche heterophylla var. bolanderi (Hegelm.) Fassett
  • Callitriche heterophylla var. heterophylla
  • Callitriche ovata Raf.
  • Callitriche palustris var. bolanderi (Hegelm.) Jeps.
  • Callitriche tuerckheimii Urb.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Plantaginaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a hydrosubshrub.

Callitriche heterophylla (commonly known as Bolander's water-starwort or Different-Leaved Water-Starwort) is an aquatic plant belonging to the Plantaginaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia, North America, and South America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Eastern Canada, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern South America, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Bolivia, British Columbia, California, Chile Central, Chile South, Colorado, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, Georgia, Greenland, Guatemala, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kentucky, Kuril Is., Labrador, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon

Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Chatham Is., New Zealand North

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