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Jepson eFlora: Taxon page
Key to families | Table of families and genera |
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Family: Elatinaceae | View Description | Dichotomous Key |
Genus: Elatine | View Description | Dichotomous Key |
Species: | View Description | Dichotomous Key |
Higher Taxonomy
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Elatine californica A. Gray NATIVE Stem: decumbent to erect, 1--5 cm. Leaf: oblong, tapered to base; petiole +- 1/2 blade. Inflorescence: flowers 1 per node. Flower: sepals 4, fused in basal +- 1/3, separating in fruit; petals 4, >, wider than sepals; stamens 8. Fruit: chambers 4; pedicel recurved, 2--3 × fruit. Seed: oblong to elliptic, curved 90--180°; pits +- 15 per row, as wide as or wider than long. Ecology: Pools, ponds, rice fields, streambanks; Elevation: 50--1900 m. Bioregional Distribution: s NCoRH (Snow Mtn), GV, SnFrB; Distribution Outside California: to Washington, Baja California. Flowering Time: Mar--Aug eFlora Treatment Author: Gordon C. Tucker & Evanielis U. Grissom Jepson Online Interchange Previous taxon: Elatine brachysperma Next taxon: Elatine chilensis | ![]() |
Citation for this treatment: Gordon C. Tucker & Evanielis U. Grissom 2012, Elatine californica, in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=23919, accessed on April 25, 2018. Citation for the whole project: Jepson Flora Project (eds.) 2018, Jepson eFlora, http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/, accessed on April 25, 2018. More photos of Elatine californica in CalPhotos
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