Northern Water Starwort

Callitriche hermaphroditica L.

Water-starwort family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
16 inches
Flower Color
Green
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Shade Tolerance Intolerant
Water Use High

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan
  • DEN:  Greenland

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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