Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California, east across most of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Habitat: Sloughs and slow-moving fresh water.
Flowers: June-August
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Pollination: Wind
Small aquatic herbs, the stems 5-20 cm. long, submerged or partially floating; leaf bases joined by small, winged ridges.
Submerged leaves linear, 5-20 mm. long, thin, 1-nerved, with a slight notch at the tip; floating and emergent leaves broadly spatulate, up to 4 mm. broad, 3-nerved.
Flowers imperfect, sessile in the leaf axils, each consisting of a single pistil or 1 stamen or both; styles 2, distinct, 1-2.5 mm. long, deciduous; floral bracts present.
Carpels 2, oblong-obovate, about 1 mm. long and 0.7 mm. broad, with pit-like markings in vertical lines.
Publication: Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 969. 1753.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Callitriche palustris in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Callitriche palustris checklist entry.
OregonFlora: Callitriche palustris information.
E-Flora BC: Callitriche palustris atlas page.
CalPhotos: Callitriche palustris photos.
USDA Plants: Callitriche palustris information.
