Difference between revisions of "Elatine rubella"
Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 260. 1900.
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Latest revision as of 20:15, 5 November 2020
Herbs, emergent on wet substrates, 1–6(–16) cm. Stems ascending or prostrate, branched. Leaves reddish green; stipules lanceolate, 0.5–0.6 mm, margins dentate, apex acute; petiole 0.5–1(–3) mm; blade oblong-lanceolate, 3–8 × (0.5–)1–2(–2.2) mm, base attenuate to rounded, apex obtuse to slightly emarginate. Pedicels 0–0.5 mm, erect. Flowers: sepals (2–)3, if 2, equal, if 3, 1 smaller, oblong-ovate or widely lanceolate, 1–1.5 × 1–1.5 mm; petals 3, pinkish white to reddish, elliptic or ovate, 1–1.5 × 0.5 mm; stamens 3; styles 3. Capsules oblong-ovoid, 3-locular, 1.5–2.5 mm diam. Seeds 10–20(–30) per locule, narrowly oblong, straight or curved to 15°, 0.5–0.7 × 0.1–0.3 mm; pits angular-hexagonal, length 1–2 times width, in 8–10 rows, 16–25(–30) per row.
Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Muddy shores, shallow vernal pools, ditches, rice fields.
Elevation: 0–2900 m.
Distribution
![V12 507-distribution-map.jpg](/w/images/2/2c/V12_507-distribution-map.jpg)
Ariz., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Kans., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.Mex., Oreg., S.Dak., Utah, Wyo.
Discussion
Reports of Elatine rubella from southern British Columbia and Washington are based on misidentifications of E. brachysperma and E. chilensis, respectively.
Selected References
None.