Elatinaceae
Threestamen waterwort
Elatine triandra
- Family
- Elatinaceae
- Genus
- Elatine
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Common names
By language (17)
- Bulgarian
- Тритичинков надводник
- Chinese
- 三蕊沟繁缕, 短柄花溝繁縷
- Czech
- Úpor trojmužný
- Dutch
- Drietallig glaskroos
- English
- Threestamen waterwort, Mudwort, Three-stamened waterwort
- Finnish
- Kolmihedevesirikko
- French
- Élatine à trois étamines
- German
- Dreimänniger Tännel, Dreimänniges Tännel
- hsb
- Třityčkaty popjernik
- Hungarian
- Háromporzós látonya
- Japanese
- ミゾハコベ
- Korean
- 물별
- Macedonian
- Полегнат надводник
- Polish
- Nadwodnik trójpręcikowy
- Russian
- Повойничек трёхтычинковый, Повойничек трехтычинковый
- Slovenian
- Troprašna jelovka
- Swedish
- Tretalig slamkrypa
Synonyms
- Alsinastrum callitrichoides (Nyl.) Rupr.
- Alsinastrum triandrum (Schkuhr) Rupr.
- Birolia palludosa Bellardi
- Crypta triandra A.Braun ex Walp.
- Elatine callitrichoides (Nyl.) Kauffm.
- Elatine gracilis H.Mason
- Elatine hydropiper var. triandra (Schkuhr) Wahlenb.
- Elatine hydropiper var. tripetala Hartm.
- Elatine inaperta J.Lloyd ex Kuntze
- Elatine inaperta Lloyd
- Elatine microphylla Griseb.
- Elatine nivalis Speg.
- Elatine orientalis Makino
- Elatine oryzetorum Kom.
- Elatine senegalensis Perr. ex A.Chev.
- Elatine senegalensis Perrott. ex A.Chev.
- Elatine tetrandra Maxim.
- Elatine triandra f. callitrichoides (Nyl.) Saelán, Kihlm. & Hjelt
- Elatine triandra f. intermedia Seub.
- Elatine triandra f. stenophylla Seub.
- Elatine triandra f. submersa Seub.
- Elatine triandra f. terrestris Seub.
- Elatine triandra var. callitrichoides Nyl.
- Elatine triandra var. genuina Fassett
- Elatine triandra var. haitiensis Monach.
- Elatine triandra var. major Troch.
- Elatine triandra var. orientalis (Makino) Makino
- Elatine triandra var. triandra
- Ilyphilos triandrus (Schkuhr) Lunell
- Potamopitys inaperta (Lloyd) Kuntze
- Potamopitys triandra (Schkuhr) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Asian waterwortElatine ambiguaElatinaceae
- Southwestern waterwortElatine rubellaElatinaceae
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- California waterwortElatine californicaElatinaceae
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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.