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Narrow-fruited Water-starwort

Callitriche palustris

Narrow-fruited Water-starwort is a small plant that grows in wet areas like ponds and marshes. It has thin, narrow leaves and tiny flowers that are often hidden among the water.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Narrow-fruited Water-starwort has delicate, bright green, opposite leaves that can be slender and submerged or form floating rosettes. Its stems may appear reddish, especially near the water's surface. The flowers are extremely tiny and greenish, making them almost invisible amongst the foliage.

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Narrow-fruited Water-starwort
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Narrow-fruited Water-starwort

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

It can grow completely underwater or float on the surface, choosing its favorite spot!

Its tiny, almost invisible flowers are pollinated by both wind and even the water itself!

This plant helps clean water by absorbing extra nutrients, keeping it healthy for fish!

You might find its seeds stuck to ducks' feet, getting a free ride to new ponds!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Shape-Shifting Leaves

Narrow-fruited Water-starwort has different leaf shapes for submerged or floating growth, helping it adapt to changing water levels.

Fähigkeit

Watery Travelers

Its tiny seeds can float, hitching rides on water currents or animal fur to spread to new locations.

Fähigkeit

Oxygen Factory

This plant can release oxygen into the water, creating tiny bubbles that help other aquatic life breathe.

Maße und Details

Höhe
5-30 cm
Ausbreitung
10-50 cm
Blütengröße
0.05-0.1 cm
Blütezeit
Spring to fall
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Water

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Mallard duck

Anas platyrhynchos

Mallards graze on its leaves and seeds.

shelters

Three-spined stickleback

Gasterosteus aculeatus

Tiny fish hide among its dense underwater stems.

eats

Great Pond Snail

Lymnaea stagnalis

Pond snails munch on its soft green foliage.

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Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Always be careful near water and don't touch plants without asking an adult.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Narrow-fruited Water-starwort?

5-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Narrow-fruited Water-starwort?

10-50 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Narrow-fruited Water-starwort?

0.05-0.1 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Narrow-fruited Water-starwort?

Spring to fall

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Narrow-fruited Water-starwort?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Narrow-fruited Water-starwort?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Narrow-fruited Water-starwort?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Narrow-fruited Water-starwort?

Water

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