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Elatine rubella
Elatine rubella
Rydb.
Family:
Elatinaceae
southwestern waterwort
[
Elatine triandra
auct. non Schkuhr p.p.]
General Description
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Plant
: Annual, short-lived perennial herb, glabrous; stem prostrate to erect, 3-6(15) cm, often tinted reddish
Leaves
: opposite, ± 4-ranked; oblong-lanceolate; petiole < 1/4 blade, flat, ± blade-like; tip blunt to notched
INFLORESCENCE
: flowers 1-2 per node
Flowers
: sepals 2 or, if 3, 1 < others, membranous, very pale green; petals 3, equal, widely elliptic, membranous, pale greenish white; stamens 3, opposite sepals, filaments ± 1/2 X to ± = petals, anthers widely ovoid; styles 3-4
Fruit
: Fruit: capsule, ± spheric or depressed-ovoid; chambers 3; each 3-15- seeded; pedicel generally ± 0; Seed narrowly oblong, straight or curved < 15 degrees; pits 16-35 per row, ± as wide as long
Misc
: Muddy shores, shallow vernal pools, ditches, rice fields; < 500 m.
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