Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Lamiales Bromhead
Family
Plantaginaceae Juss.
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Callitriche L., Sp. Pl. 969 (1753)
Vernacular Name(s):
Water starwort
 Description

Submerged lvs usually linear; floating lvs and those of terrestrial plants narrow-spathulate to ovate, often forming a terminal rosette.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
Number of species in New Zealand within Callitriche L.
CategoryNumber
Indigenous (Endemic)3
Indigenous (Non-endemic)2
Exotic: Fully Naturalised2
Exotic: Casual1
Exotic: Presence uncertain1
Total9
 Bibliography
Lansdown, R.V. 2022: The genus Callitriche (Plantaginaceae, Callitricheae) in Australasia and Oceania. Phytotaxa 547(3): 243–284.
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.