Hippuris tetraphylla

Linnaeus f.

Suppl. Pl., 81. 1782.

Common names: Hippuride à quatre feuilles
Illustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 56. Mentioned on page 52, 55.

Stems 80–450 mm. Rhizomes 3–5 mm diam. Leaves on mid portions of emergent shoots in whorls of 3–5(or 6), oblanceolate or oblong to broadly obovate, 6–15 × 2–8 mm, midvein inconspicuous, lateral veins present, sometimes obscure, ape× obtuse, rounded, or blunt, tip not curled in dried plants. Flowers bisexual; filaments equal to or shorter than anthers. Drupes 1.8–2 × 0.6–1.2 mm. 2n = 32.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Saline or brackish lagoons and pools of maritime coastlines.
Elevation: 0 m.

Distribution

B.C., Man., Nfld. and Labr. (Labr.), N.W.T., Nunavut, Ont., Que., Yukon, Alaska, Eurasia.

Discussion

The leaves of Hippuris tetraphylla tend to be fleshy or leathery, which is typical of obligate halophytes.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Saline or brackish lagoons and pools of maritime coastlines. +
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Hippuris tetraphylla +
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