Callitriche sonderi
Matted Water Starwort
Mat-forming, mostly terrestrial, annual herb.
Additional information
- FamilyPlantaginaceae (syn. Callitrichaceae)
- StoreyLower storey
- Sizeprostrate x 10 cm
- Plant groupingAquatic & Semi aquatic
- LeavesTiny narrowly egg-shaped dark green leaves, broader towards tip, 0.8-5 mm x 0.5-1.5 mm, faintly 3-veined.
- Flower colourFruit dark brown
- Flowering timeSeptember to December
- FlowersFlowers paired, tiny male and female flower in opposite leaf axils, male flowers reduced to 1 stamen, female to 2 styles and ovaries. Very narrow wing on fruit.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist to wet soils on floodplains. Dappled and full shade.
- Garden useSuitable for bog gardens and pond edges.
- Commercially availableNever
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites. Generally scattered on waterways in Victoria, especially the Murray River.
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Photographer/s: 1 Damien Cook ©; 2, 3 Neil Blair, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©; 4 Murray Fagg © Australian National Botanic Garden
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