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Callitriche brutia

narrow-leaf water-starwort

Callitriche brutia
Distribution
from FNA
OR; WA; BC; Europe; Africa [Introduced to Australia]
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Discussion

Varieties 2 (1 in the flora).

Variety brutia is known from Europe and Africa plus is introduced to Australia; it differs from var. hamulata in chromosome number (2n = 28) and pedicellate fruit.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 17, p. 50.
Parent taxa Plantaginaceae > Callitriche
Sibling taxa
C. fassettii, C. hermaphroditica, C. heterophylla, C. longipedunculata, C. marginata, C. palustris, C. pedunculosa, C. peploides, C. stagnalis, C. stenoptera, C. terrestris, C. trochlearis
Subordinate taxa
C. brutia var. hamulata
Name authority Petagna: Inst. Bot. 2: 10. (1787)
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