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Limosella australis R.Br.

Welsh mudwort (en), Limoselle australe (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Limosella

Characteristics

Corolla tube 1.8–2.2 mm. long, lobes 4–5 subcircular, or somewhat oblong, c. 1.5 mm. long, minutely pilose towards throat.
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Rhizomes 1.5–2.5 cm. long in terrestrial plants, 1.5–3.8 cm. long when submerged.
Calyx c. 1.5 mm. long, 5-lobed, lobes c. 0.5–0.75 mm. long, triangular, obtuse.
Leaves 1.5–8 cm. long, 0.4–1.5 mm. in diam., cylindrical or subulate.
Flowers white, blue beneath, short to long pedicellate.
Small creeping or submerged, amphibious herb, tufted.
Style 2.5–2.75 mm. long in fruit, persistent.
Capsule 2–2.5 mm. in diam., subglobose.
Pedicels 5–35 mm. long.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support aquatic free-standing
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

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Images

Flower

Limosella australis flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Limosella australis world distribution map, present in Argentina, French Southern Territories, Australia, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Canada, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Peru, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Uruguay, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329497-2
WFO ID wfo-0000445869
COL ID 72FD4
BDTFX ID 39157
INPN ID 106129
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Limosella australis Limosella maritima Limosella coerulea Limosella brachystema Limosella lineata Limosella monticola Limosella americana Limosella subulata Ygramela maritima Limosella aquatica f. natans Limosella tenuifolia Limosella minuta Limosella americana f. natans Limosella americana f. terrestris Limosella aquatica var. americana Limosella aquatica var. tenuifolia Limosella aquatica subsp. tenuifolia
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