Callitriche hermaphroditica


Callitriche hermaphroditica is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.
Its native range is Subarctic and Temperate Northern Hemisphere.

Taxonomy

Callitriche hermaphroditica was given its scientific name in 1755 by Carl Linnaeus. It is classified in the genus Callitriche within the family Plantaginaceae and has three accepted subspecies.Callitriche hermaphroditica subsp. exalata
This subspecies is only found in northwestern Russia.Callitriche hermaphroditica subsp. hermaphroditica
This subspecies is the most widespread and is native to North America, Europe, and Asia.Callitriche hermaphroditica subsp. macrocarpa
This subspecies is widely, but not continuously distributed being found in Alaska, Oregon, Greenland, Iceland, the British Isles, Scandenavia, and the Himalayas.
Callitriche hermaphroditica has synonyms of the species or one of its three subspecies.