Family Index

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Scientific Name

Callitriche umbonata

Family Name

CALLITRICHACEAE

Common Name

Winged Waterstarwort

Status

Rare

Height

Flowers

Male and female flowers occur together in the leaf axils.

Fruit

Form

Annual or perennial herb with slender stems, lower leaves with one vein, upper leaves with 3-5 veins.

Municipalities

Central Highlands; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; West Coast

Communities

Habitat Notes

Creeping or rooted in mud, or floating in shallow water. Recorded from the South Esk River and from a small pool near Jericho.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Not usually propagated from seed as it is difficult to collect. Grown by division or from cuttings. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fruit is dark brown, and about 1mm long and wide, with a continuous wing around the base.

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Yes

Cutting Notes