Elatine hydropiper L. is a plant in the Elatinaceae family, order Malpighiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Elatine hydropiper L.

Elatine hydropiper L.

Eight-stamened waterwort (Elatine hydropiper L.) is a flowering plant native from Europe to the Russian Far East.

Family
Elatinaceae
Genus
Elatine
Order
Malpighiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Elatine hydropiper L.

Elatine hydropiper L., commonly called eight-stamened waterwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Elatinaceae. Its native range extends from Europe to the Russian Far East. It was first formally described in 1753 by Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus.

Photo: (c) Stefan.lefnaer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Elatinaceae › Elatine

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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