Callitriche palustris L., Sp. Pl. 969 1753. (Syn: Callitriche alpina Schur; Callitriche androgyna L. [Illegitimate]; Callitriche angustifolia Hoppe; Callitriche aquatica Huds.; Callitriche aquatica var. cespitosa (Schultz) Willd.; Callitriche cespitosa Schultz; Callitriche cuneifolia A.Braun ex Hegelm.; Callitriche dubia Hoffm. ex Roth; Callitriche euverna Syme; Callitriche fallax Petrov; Callitriche fissa Lej.; Callitriche fontana Scop. [Illegitimate]; Callitriche intermedia Hoppe [Illegitimate]; Callitriche latifolia Gilib. [Invalid]; Callitriche minima (L.) Hoppe; Callitriche natans (L.) Samp.; Callitriche obtusangula subsp. alpina (Schur) Nyman; Callitriche pallens Goldb.; Callitriche palustris var. minima L. [Illegitimate] …..; Callitriche papuana Merr. & L.M.Perry; Callitriche stellata Hoppe; Callitriche stenocarpa Hegelm.; Callitriche tenuifolia Thuill. ex Pers.; Callitriche verna L. …………….; Callitriche vernalis Kütz.; Callitriche vernalis W.D.J.Koch .);
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As per Fl. Chamoli Vol. 1: 232:
a. Margin of fruit winged, acute ………….. Callitriche stagnalis Scop.
b. Margin of fruit not winged, obtuse ……… Callitriche palustris L.
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Aquatic herb for id from Chamoli, UK : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)

Please suggest the id  for this herb, was growing in a rain-fed pond
in Chamoli, at the altitude of 2800m asl.


Please check for Callitriche species (Plantaginaceae, earlier in Callitrichaceae or Halorrhagidaceae).
Two species are known in Uttarakhand- C. stagnalis and C.palustris (both are mentioned in Flora of Chamoli vol-1, Naithani 1984).
The genus is not represented in eFI.


Thank you Sir for suggesting id.
Now, It is close to Callitriche palustris L. (Plantaginaceae).


Thanks, …, As per https://upload.wikimedia.org/Callitriche_stagnalis.jpg, it appears like Callitriche stagnalis Scop.
However as per http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Callitriche+palustris, it appears like Callitriche palustris L.

As per Fl. Chamoli Vol. 1: 232.
a. Margin of fruit winged, acute………….. Callitriche stagnalis Scop.
b. Margin of fruit not winged, obtuse………Callitriche palustris L.
The, said species fit into second condition (b).

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SK 3799 16 July 2023: 3 high res. images.

Location: Dhorpatan, Baglung, Nepal 
Date: 31May 2023
Elevation: 2900 m.
Habit : Wild

Appears to be Callitriche species.

Close to Callitriche palustris L. ??
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=105145


 

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