Damasonium californicum
Damasonium californicum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Alismataceae |
Genus: | Damasonium |
Species: | D. californicum
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Binomial name | |
Damasonium californicum | |
Synonyms | |
Alisma californicum Micheli |
Damasonium californicum is a species of perennial wildflower in the water plantain family which is known by the common name fringed water-plantain, or star water-plantain. This is a plant of wet environments in the western United States from Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, California, Montana, Washington state.[1][2]
Damasonium californicum is a resident of ponds, riversides, and vernal pools. This is a tough-stemmed plant which may live submersed in water or erect on mud or moist soils.[3] It has long, narrow leaves consisting of a thin blade at the end of a long petiole. The inflorescence yields a flower at the end of each of several long peduncles. The flower has three white or pink petals, each with toothed or fringed ends and sometimes a yellow spot at the base. At the center are six short stamens. After the flower withers the fruits develop into flat, beaked achenes, several achenes gathered into a star-shaped bunch.[4]
References[]
- ^ Biota of North America Program Image
- ^ "Plants Profile for Damasonium californicum (California damsonium)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ^ "UC/JEPS: Jepson Manual treatment for DAMASONIUM californicum". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
External links[]
- Calphotos Photo gallery
- Calflora Taxon Report
- Aquarium and Pond Plants of the World
- Gardening Europe, Piantaggine d acqua Damasonium californicum
- Alismataceae
- Freshwater plants
- Flora of Idaho
- Flora of Oregon
- Flora of Nevada
- Flora of California
- Flora of Montana
- Flora of Washington (state)
- Plants described in 1857
- Monocot stubs