Alismataceae

Starfruit

Damasonium bourgaei Coss.

Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Damasonium

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Starfruit (Damasonium bourgaei) — FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

English: Starfruit, Water-star
French: Damasonie Étoilée, Flûteau Étoilé, Étoile d'Eau
Macedonian: Водна ѕвездичка
Spanish: Damasoni

Synonyms

Alisma bourgaei Nyman
Damasonium alisma subsp. bourgaei (Coss.) K.Richt.
Damasonium alisma subsp. bourgaei (Coss.) Maire
Damasonium alisma var. compactum Micheli
Damasonium stellatum var. compactum Micheli

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 12 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tom W, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Paulo Martins, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Paulo Martins, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Paulo Martins, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Duarte Frade, CC BY 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). About our plant data.