Plantaginaceae

Terrestrial water-starwort

Callitriche terrestris Raf.

Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Callitriche

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Terrestrial water-starwort (Callitriche terrestris) — Photo: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

English: Terrestrial water-starwort
Japanese: アメリカアワゴケ
Russian: Болотник наземный

Synonyms

Callitriche austinii Engelm.
Callitriche deflexa var. austini (Engelm.) Hegelm.
Callitriche deflexa var. austinii (Engelm.) Hegelm.
Callitriche deflexa var. subsessilis Fassett
Callitriche pedunculata A.Gray ex Hegelm.
Callitriche terrestris subsp. subsessilis (Fassett) Bacig.
Callitriche verna var. terrestris (Raf.) Torr.

Flowers

In flower: April (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daniel Patterson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Zihao Wang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Abrams, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Zihao Wang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.