Damasonium polyspermum Coss.

Water star (en), Flûteau étoilé (fr), Damasonie à graines nombreuses (fr), Damasonie à nombreuses graines (fr), Étoile d'eau à nombreuses graines (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Alismataceae > Damasonium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support aquatic
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Images

Flower

Damasonium polyspermum flower picture by Lionel Jacquot (cc-by-sa)
Damasonium polyspermum flower picture by Lionel Jacquot (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Damasonium polyspermum fruit picture by Lionel Jacquot (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Damasonium polyspermum world distribution map, present in Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Libya, Morocco, Palau, and Portugal

Conservation status

Damasonium polyspermum threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:58308-1
WFO ID wfo-0000765021
COL ID 3433N
BDTFX ID 21533
INPN ID 94392
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Damasonium polyspermum Alisma polyspermum Damasonium minimum Damasonium alisma subsp. polyspermum Damasonium polyspermum var. medians Damasonium polyspermum var. minimum