WorldFloraDB - Littorella uniflora

Characteristics

Delicate, fibrous-rooted perennial; lvs linear, to 5 cm; staminate pedicels to 4 cm; sep 2.5–4 mm, lanceolate; achenes cylindric, 2 mm, half as wide; 2n=24. Sandy shores or shallow water; Nf. and Que. to Ont. and n. N.Y.; also in Wis., Minn., and Europe. Summer. Only emersed plants flower. American plants are slightly smaller than the European, and may be distinguished as var. americana (Fernald) Gleason.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

aquatic

Foliage retention

-

Sexuality

Pollination

anemogamy

Spread

hydrochory

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

0.05 - 0.2

Root system

adventitious-root creeping-root fibrous-root

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

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Fruiting months

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Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

cam

Environment

Light
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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

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Cultivation

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