Callitriche stagnalis

Callitriche stagnalis (Common water starwort). An annual or perennial aquatic native to Britain & N. Europe bearing whitish green flowers. This plant is often found in the wild in Northern Europe. STEM: Submerged or low-growing. ROOT: Fibrous; stems root. HAIRS: Absent STIPULES: Absent LEAF-STALK: Shorter than blade. BRACTS: 2, curved FLOWER STALK: Shorter than flower. SEPALS: Absent PETALS: Absent STAMENS: 1 STIGMA: 2; styles curved. OVARY: 1, 4-celled SEEDS: 4, winged.