Elatinaceae
American waterwort
Elatine americana
- Family
- Elatinaceae
- Genus
- Elatine
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- American waterwort
Synonyms
- Alsinastrum americanum (Pursh) Torr. & A.Gray ex Rupr.
- Cryptina minima Nutt.
- Elatine americana var. callitriche Hook.f.
- Elatine triandra subsp. americana (Pursh) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Elatine triandra var. americana (Pursh) Fassett
- Peplis americana Pursh
- Potamopitys americana (Pursh) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Allan Harris via iNaturalist, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Allan Harris via iNaturalist, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Allan Harris via iNaturalist, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Allan Harris via iNaturalist, CC0, 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.