Plantaginaceae
Water mudwort
Limosella aquatica
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Limosella
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Common names
By language (22)
- Arabic
- وحلية مائية
- arz
- وحليه مائيه
- Belarusian
- Лужайнік вадзяны, Лужоўнік вадзяны
- Chinese
- 水茫草, 伏水茫草
- Czech
- Blatěnka vodní
- Danish
- Dyndurt
- Dutch
- Slijkgroen
- English
- Water mudwort, Mudwort
- Estonian
- Harilik nõgilillik
- Finnish
- Mutayrtti, Pohjanmutayrtti
- French
- Limoselle aquatique, Limoselle
- German
- Schlammling, Gewöhnliches Schlammkraut, Schlammkraut, Schlammglöckchen
- hsb
- Wšědna błótowka
- Lithuanian
- Vandeninė dumblenė
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Evjebrodd
- Persian
- گل لای
- Polish
- Namulnik brzegowy
- Russian
- Лужница водяная
- Slovenian
- Navadna vodna blatnica
- Swedish
- Ävjebrodd
- Ukrainian
- Мулянка водяна
- Welsh
- Lleidlys
Synonyms
- Plantaginella aquatica (L.) Moench
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 469 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Kieran Hanrahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Paul Emms, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jamie O'Neill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jamie O'Neill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Christian Fischer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Denys Vynokurov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bernd Sauerwein, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pete Lypkie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ruppia2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ruppia2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob Foster, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.