Hippuris tetraphylla L.F.

Fourleaf mare's-tail (en), Pesse (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Hippuris

Characteristics

A herb that grows in water. It keeps growing from year to year. It has creeping rhizomes. The stems are 10-50 cm long. The leaves are in 4 rings. They are oval and 4-12 mm long by 5-7 mm wide. They are fleshy. The leaves under the water are shorter than the leaves above water. The flowers are purplish.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support aquatic
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system rhizome
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Flower color
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in bogs and salt marshes.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 10-12
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

The young leaves are eaten as greens. It is gathered when frozen in winter as it is then less bitter.
Uses -
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions.
Mode divisions
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Images

Hippuris tetraphylla unspecified picture

Distribution

Hippuris tetraphylla world distribution map, present in Canada, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Liberia, Russian Federation, and United States of America

Conservation status

Hippuris tetraphylla threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:430350-1
WFO ID wfo-0000723766
COL ID 3M3DM
BDTFX ID 32109
INPN ID 102869
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Hippuris tetraphylla Hippuris tetraphylla f. tetraphylla Hippuris maritima