Hottonia inflata Elliott

American featherfoil (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Hottonia

Characteristics

Stems ordinarily submersed, to 5 dm; lvs oblong, 2–6 cm; peduncles several, partly emersed, the successive segments progressively shorter; fls 3–10 at each node, sessile or on pedicels to 15 mm, each subtended by a linear bract; sep linear, 4–10 mm; cor 4–5 mm, white; 2n=22. Quiet shallow water or occasionally in wet soil, chiefly on the coastal plain; Me. to Fla. and La., n. in the Miss. valley to s. Ind., and irregularly to O. and W.Va. May–Aug.
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Stems 3-5 dm. Leaves widely spaced proximally, becoming clustered to whorled near inflorescence; blade 1-8 cm. Inflorescences with inflated rachises (rays) and peduncle. Flowers: calyx 3-10 mm, longer than corolla; corolla white, 3-6 mm. Capsules 1.5-3 mm. Seeds 0.4-0.6 mm. 2n = 22.
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Images

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Distribution

Hottonia inflata world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:701003-1
WFO ID wfo-0001105360
COL ID 3MQYV
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Synonyms

Hottonia inflata