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Carl Farmer |
Common in pools, ditches and on wet mud. Rosette leaves usually c 10-20 mm long. ID: Submerged leaves as well as floating (rosette) ones are broadly elliptical, not linear. Other features: Tiny unisexual flowers, without sepals or petals, but with either 1 stamen or 2 styles, in the axils of the rosette leaves, followed by near-spherical fruit c 1-2 mm across. Submerged leaves become narrower and longer-stalked the further down you go, but never linear as in other Callitriche species. Identification to species level is beyond the scope of this site. Many botanists simply record the aggregate, as I do. |
