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Photographer: Janeen Ruby
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Family Elatinaceae
Elatine triandra Schkuhr
greater waterwort, long-stem waterwort, water-purslane
Elatine: ancient Greek name for some low creeping plant
triandra: tri for 3; aner for "male"
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| Status: | Special Concern |
| Plant: | floating/matting annual, 2.5" tall, aquatic forb; with shallow root tuffs |
| Flower: | 2-4-parted, tiny, from the leaf axils |
| Fruit: | thin-walled capsule, usually 3 parted; seeds with hexagonal pits, attached at several levels |
| Leaf: | 1/10 - 4/10" oblong-oval with no stem, usually with a slight notch at the tip |
| Habitat: | mudflat, in water less than 7' deep; in sandy soil |
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