Plantaginaceae

Hippuris lanceolata Retz.

Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Hippuris

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Hippuris lanceolata (Hippuris lanceolata) — Photo: J Straka, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Finnish: Rannikkovesikuusi

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native

Photos

Photo: J Straka, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eero Koskinen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Valerii Glazunov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ida B D Jacobsen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Piotr Lukasik, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Katherine Baird, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Valerii Glazunov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Syd Cannings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Valerii Glazunov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rose Zappa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ingvild Riska, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ida B D Jacobsen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.