Elatinaceae
Shortseed waterwort
Elatine brachysperma
- Family
- Elatinaceae
- Genus
- Elatine
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Elatine brachyspermaElatinaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Shortseed waterwort
Synonyms
- Alsinastrum brachyspermum (A.Gray) Greene
- Elatine obovata (Fassett) H.Mason
- Elatine triandra var. brachysperma (A.Gray) Fassett
- Elatine triandra var. obovata Fassett
- Potamopitys brachysperma (A.Gray) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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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.