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Vernal water-starwort

Callitriche palustris

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialGreen flowers
Vernal water-starwort, photo 1 of 5
Vernal water-starwort, In flower
Vernal water-starwort, In fruit
24 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 24 cm. Grows in marshes and near water.

There are 198 observations of Vernal water-starwort in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord61
  2. Nord-du-Québec34
  3. Capitale-Nationale26
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches16
  5. Estrie16
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue12
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean8
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  9. Outaouais6
  10. Laurentides4
  11. Montérégie4
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  13. Laval1
  14. Montréal1

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Pond water-starwortCallitriche stagnalis
Differentleaf waterstarwortCallitriche heterophylla
TOXIC
Common duckweedLemna minor
Common marsh bedstrawGalium palustre
Longstem waterwortElatine triandra
Autumn water-starwortCallitriche hermaphroditica
WatercressNasturtium officinale
Star duckweedLemna trisulca
Golden hedge-hyssopGratiola aurea