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Encyclopedia > Callitriche
?Callitriche
Water-starwort (Callitriche palustris) from Thomé Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885
Water-starwort (Callitriche palustris) from Thomé
Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Callitriche
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Species

See text. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1413x2339, 580 KB) Name Callitriche palustris Family PLantaginaceae Original book source: Prof. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae land plants (embryophytes) non-vascular embryophytes Hepatophyta - liverworts Anthocerophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses vascular plants (tracheophytes) seedless vascular plants Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongue ferns seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are the dominant and most familiar group of land plants. ... Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class: this name is formed by replacing the termination -aceae in the name Magnoliaceae by the termination -opsida (Art 16 of the ICBN). ... Families See text The Order Lamiales is a taxon in the asterid group of dicotyledonous flowering plants. ... Genera See text The Plantaginaceae Juss. ... Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as , (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[1] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ...


Callitriche used to be the only genus in the family Callitrichaceae. However, according to the APG II this family is now included in the family Plantaginaceae. The family name Callitrichaceae is to be reduced to the status nom.cons. (name to be retained). In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a taxonomic grouping. ... The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group is an international group of systematic botanists who have come together to try to establish a consensus view of the taxonomy of flowering plants in the light of the rapid rise of molecular systematics. ... Genera See text The Plantaginaceae Juss. ...


Species

  • Callitriche fassetti , Fassett's water starwort
  • Callitriche hermaphroditica, autumn water starwort
    • Synonym Callitriche autumnalis
  • Callitriche heterophylla, differentleaf water starwort
    • Synonym Callitriche anceps, Callitriche bollanderi
  • Callitriche intermedia, narrowleaf water starwort
  • Callitriche longipedunculata , longstalk water starwort
  • Callitriche marginata , winged water starwort
    • Synonym Callitriche sepulta
  • Callitriche palustris , spiny waterstarwort
    • Synonym Callitriche verna
  • Callitriche pedunculosa , Nuttall's waterstarwort
    • Synonym Callitriche nuttallii
  • Callitriche peploides , matted water starwort
  • Callitriche stagnalis , pond water-starwort
  • Callitriche terrestris , terrestrial water starwort
    • Synonym Callitriche austinii, Callitriche deflexa
  • Callitriche trochlearis, effluent water starwort

References

  • http://itis.usda.gov http://www.usa.sp2000.org/AnnualChecklist2000.html


TSN (family): 32049
TSN (genus): 32051


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Callitriche verna (185 words)
Callitriche palustris L. Aquatic perennial herb; flowering April-November; fruiting May- November.
SIMILAR SPECIES: Callitriche verna is very similar to and easily confused with other members of this genus.
It should be sought throughout Ohio, especially in the northern half of the state.
Publications - Abstract22 (246 words)
Development of the exineless pollen wall in Callitriche truncata (Callitrichaceae) and the evolution of underwater pollination.
Callitriche is unique in being the only known genus with co-occurring aerial and underwater pollination systems.
In the present study, development of exineless pollen in the obligately submersed species Callitriche truncata was examined, with particular emphasis on the tetrad stage.
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