Callitriche verna explained

Callitriche verna is a submerged/floating-leaved aquatic plant in the family Plantaginaceae (though sometimes placed in its own family – Callitrichaceae). It is found in aquatic environments in North America.[1]

Description

Lower, submerged leaves linear, 0.3–1 mm wide; 1-nerved; shallowly bidentate at apex; terminal leaves petiolate; narrowly oblate to spatulate.

Distribution and habitat

In quiet shallow water; distributed in North America, including Mexico.

Notes and References

  1. Correll, DS and HB Correll. 1975. Aquatic and Wetland Plants of the Southwestern United States. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA