Limosella australis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Limosella australis R. Br.

Welsh mudwort

2022 Michael L. Uhler

2008 Louis-M. Landry

2022 Michael L. Uhler

2008 Louis-M. Landry

Limosella australis is a perennial herb that is native to California.

also called Limosella subulata

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~30 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Limosella
Family:	Scrophulariaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: freshwater-marsh

Communities: Freshwater Wetlands, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Limosella aquatica var. tenuifolia
JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Limosella subulata

Information about Limosella australis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LIAU6) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 2B.1 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 09/13/2024).