Trithuria occidentalis Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Nymphaeales > Hydatellaceae > Trithuria

Characteristics

Tufted, dioecious subaquatic annual herb, becoming red-tinted. Leaves many, linear, flattened, acute, to 2.5 cm long and 1 mm wide; midveins prominent. Male plant with numerous capitula on erect terete scapes up to 3 cm long; bracts 2, narrowly lanceolate, closely sheathing, 7-8 mm long. Male flowers 8-10 per capitulum; stamens exserted sequentially; anther linear, c. 3 mm long, pale yellow; filament c. 1 cm long. Female plant unknown.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support aquatic
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Sexuality dioecy
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Environment

Grows in seasonal swamps, apparently subaquatic.
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Distribution

Trithuria occidentalis world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:163051-1
WFO ID wfo-0000594101
COL ID 593Z4
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Synonyms

Trithuria occidentalis Hydatella dioica Juncella occidentalis