Vernal water-starwort Callitriche palustris

Features

Perennial, rarely annual plant.

Species	Perrenial
Living space	Lake, Pond, River edge, Rivers, Streams, Swamp, Wet site
Size	2-100 cm

Description

It is very variable in growth. Forms that are underwater or thrive in running water have striped leaves, in forms that grow on land or in standing water, the leaves are wrongly ovate. At the top of the stem, the leaves are more densely clustered. Circumpolar species, common in stagnant and slow-flowing waters and in drained wetlands from the lowlands to the Montana belt.