Alismataceae

Starfruit

Damasonium polyspermum Coss.

Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Damasonium

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Starfruit (Damasonium polyspermum) — FruitPhoto: Crebassa Jason, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: مزمار الراعي
English: Starfruit, Water star
French: Damasonie Étoilée, Etoile d’Eau, Flûteau Étoilé
Spanish: Damasoni

Synonyms

Alisma alisma prol. dpolyspermum (Coss.) Rouy
Alisma polyspermum (Coss.) Nyman
Damasonium alisma subsp. polyspermum (Coss.) Maire
Damasonium minimum Lange
Damasonium polyspermum var. medians Maire & Weiller
Damasonium polyspermum var. minimum (Lange) Coss.
Damasonium stellatum subsp. polyspermum (Coss.) Douin
Damasonium stellatum var. polyspermum (Coss.) Loret & Barrandon
Damasonium stellatum var. polyspermum (Coss.) P.Fourn.

Flowers

In flower: April to July (from 15 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FruitPhoto: Crebassa Jason, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nachman bones, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nachman bones, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nachman bones, 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). About our plant data.