Plantaginaceae
Pond water-starwort
Callitriche stagnalis
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Callitriche
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Common names
By language (20)
- Asturian
- Briciu
- Belarusian
- Балотнік падводны
- Bulgarian
- Езерно дренче
- Chinese
- 水馬齒, 水马齿
- Czech
- Hvězdoš kalužní
- Dutch
- Gevleugeld sterrenkroos, Moerassterrenkroos
- English
- Pond water-starwort, Commen water-starwort, Common water-starwort, Pond water starwort
- Estonian
- Tiik-vesitäht
- Finnish
- Ojavesitähti
- German
- Gemeiner Wasserstern, Teich-Wasserstern
- hsb
- Žabjacy jabrik
- Icelandic
- Laugabrúða
- Italian
- Gamberaja maggiore
- Japanese
- イケノミズハコベ
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Dikevasshår
- Polish
- Rzęśl wielkoowockowa
- Russian
- Болотник прудовой
- Swedish
- Dikeslånke, Vårlonke
- Vietnamese
- Diễm mao
- Welsh
- Brigwlydd cyffredin
Synonyms
- Callitriche aestivalis Thuill.
- Callitriche aquatica subsp. stagnalis (Scop.) Bonnier & Layens
- Callitriche dioica Schur
- Callitriche minor Bellynck
- Callitriche palustris subsp. stagnalis (Scop.) Schinz & Thell.
- Callitriche platycarpa var. serpyllifolia Kütz.
- Callitriche stagnalis f. caespitosa Glück
- Callitriche stagnalis f. heterophylla Glück
- Callitriche stagnalis f. serpyllifolia (Kütz.) Lönnr.
- Callitriche stagnalis f. submersa Glück
- Callitriche stagnalis f. terrestris Glück
- Callitriche stagnalis var. microphylla Kütz.
- Callitriche stagnalis var. rivularis Kütz.
- Callitriche stagnalis var. vulgaris Kütz.
- Callitriche verna Savi
- Callitriche verna var. isophylla Wimm. & Grab.
- Stellaria stagnalis (Scop.) Kuntze
- Stellina stagnalis (Scop.) Bubani
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced
Photos
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.