Callitriche muelleri
Rounded Water Starwort
Creeping terrestrial or amphibious annual herb.
Additional information
- FamilyPlantaginaceae (syn. Callitrichaceae)
- StoreyLower storey
- SizeProstrate x 10-20 cm
- Plant groupingAquatic & Semi aquatic
- LeavesTiny dark green rhomboidal leaves to 7.5 mm x 5 mm. Single tooth on each side of leaf.
- Flower colourFruit pale
- Flowering timeOctober to February
- FlowersFlowers paired, tiny male and female flower together in 1 leaf axil, male flowers reduced to 1 stamen, female to 2 styles and ovaries. Large wing on fruit.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatYes
- Growing conditionsMoist to wet soils in boggy sites, tolerating periods in water. Dappled and full shade.
- Garden useSuitable for bog gardens and pond edges.
- Commercially availableNo information available
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites where it may be common. More common outside the Shire boundary.
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Photographer/s: 1 Ken Harris ©; 2 E. Mayfield, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©
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