Elatinaceae
Small waterwort
Elatine minima
- Family
- Elatinaceae
- Genus
- Elatine
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Small waterwort
Synonyms
- Crypta minima Nutt.
- Cryptina minima (Nutt.) Raf.
- Elatine clintoniana Peck
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
Photo: Rob Foster, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rob Foster, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: agbelliveau, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Allan Harris, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rob Foster, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Norma Malinowski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Norma Malinowski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rob Foster, 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.