Freshwater
Shoreweed
Littorella uniflora
Plantaginaceae
Facts
Care
We have no care for this plant yet. If you know how it thrives, you can suggest it.
Range
Native
Lives wild in Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, and 15 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Littorella uniflora (vernacular name: (American) shoreweed) is a species of aquatic flowering plant native to the Azores, Morocco, most of Europe excluding the dry southeast, Iceland, and the Faroes. It prefers to live mostly submerged in nutrient-poor freshwater habitats. When submerged, it draws CO2 mostly through its roots and uses a mix of crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) and C3 carbon fixation for photosynthesis. If the water level drops and exposes the roots, it ceases using CAM.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Littorella juncea
- Littorella lacustris
- Plantago uniflora
In other languages
- Tjørngress
- Strandbo
- Raani
- American shoreweed
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