4 Winged Water-starwort at Cavan, NSW
Identification history
| Callitriche umbonata | 5 Jan 2024 | JaneR | ||
| Callitriche stagnalis | 17 Aug 2023 | JaneR | ||
| Callitriche stagnalis | 17 Aug 2023 | JaneR |
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Significant sighting
JaneR noted:
5 Jan 2024
This species is very rarely recorded. Possibly overlooked because surface leaves are so similar to introduced species Callitriche stagnalis but, as shown in this photo, the submerged leaves are quite distinctive. At time of writing, there are only 10 herbarium sightings in New South Wales (a bit more frequent in Victoria).
User's notes
Photo shows linear submerged leaves (not often seen)
2 comments
JaneR
wrote:
5 Jan 2024
Re-identified as Callitriche umbonata (a rare native plant) based on having dimorphic leaves; submerged leaves being linear, with notched apex (the only Callitriche with such submerged leaves).
JaneR
wrote:
5 Jan 2024
Just to clarify: it is not officially 'rare' (or other such status) but it is very rarely observed.
Location information
- Places Cavan, NSW
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 17 Aug 2023 12:37 PM Recorded on
- JaneR Recorded by
Additional information
- Less than 10cm Plant height
Species information
- Callitriche umbonata Scientific name
- Winged Water-starwort Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-Invasive
- Machine learning
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- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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