Elatine chilensis Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 2901

Elatine chilensis Gay

Chilean waterwort

2012 Keir Morse

Elatine chilensis, a dicot, is an annual or perennial herb (aquatic) that is native to California and and is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Elatine gracilis


	Plant Distribution Observation Search (67 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	ELATINACEAE
Genus:	Elatine

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, (many plant communities), wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

JEF + PLANTS:

Elatine gracilis

More information about Elatine chilensis


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ELCH) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jan 16, 2021).