Elatine hexandra Dc.

Six-stamened waterwort (en), Elatine à six étamines (fr), Élatine à six étamines (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Elatinaceae > Elatine

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.025-0.1m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support aquatic
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.03 - 0.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 9-12
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Elatine hexandra habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Elatine hexandra fruit picture by Denis Bastianelli (cc-by-sa)
Elatine hexandra fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Elatine hexandra fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Elatine hexandra world distribution map, present in Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Sweden

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:324687-1
WFO ID wfo-0000665329
COL ID 395DK
BDTFX ID 23631
INPN ID 95858
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Potamopitys hexandra Elatine tripetala Hydropiper hexandrum Elatine paludosa Elatine hexandra