Littorella uniflora (L.) Asch.




PLANTAGINACEAE Juss.
Lamiales Bromhead
Asteranae Takht.
Magnoliidae Novák ex Takht.

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Fonte / Source:
Portale della Flora d'Italia / Portal to the Flora of Italy
https://dryades.units.it/floritaly



This very rare species with a sub-Atlantic distribution is known with certainty only from Lombardy and Sardinia (of dubious presence in Veneto and not seen again since a long time in Piedmont and Emilia-Romagna). The life-cycle can be spent part in water, part on moist to dry soil. It grows on the edges of lakes, ponds and marshes, 30-60 (-300) cm deep into water, from sea level to about 1000 m. The genus name is derived from the Latin 'planta' (sole of the foot), since in some species the leaves have this form, or because several species are able to withstand heavy trampling; the species name in Latin means 'with a single flower'. Flowering period: May to July. Syn.: Littorella uniflora (L.) Asch.



Italian name(s): Littorella (Italia).








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© Acta Plantarum - Pierfranco Arrigoni- Valmadrera (LC)
Pierfranco Arrigoni- Valmadrera (LC)
Abbadia Lariana (LC), 205 m, sett 2012 , Toscana, Italy
09.2012



© Acta Plantarum - Pierfranco Arrigoni- Valmadrera (LC)
Pierfranco Arrigoni- Valmadrera (LC)
Abbadia Lariana (LC), 205 m, sett 2012 , Toscana, Italy
09.2012



© Acta Plantarum - Pierfranco Arrigoni- Valmadrera (LC)
Pierfranco Arrigoni- Valmadrera (LC)
Abbadia Lariana (LC), 205 m, sett 2012 , Toscana, Italy
09.2012



© Acta Plantarum - Pierfranco Arrigoni- Valmadrera (LC)
Pierfranco Arrigoni- Valmadrera (LC)
Abbadia Lariana (LC), 205 m, sett 2012 , Toscana, Italy
09.2012



© Acta Plantarum - Pierfranco Arrigoni- Valmadrera (LC)
Pierfranco Arrigoni- Valmadrera (LC)
Abbadia Lariana (LC), 205 m, sett 2012 , Toscana, Italy
09.2012



© Acta Plantarum - Pierfranco Arrigoni- Valmadrera (LC)
Pierfranco Arrigoni- Valmadrera (LC)
Abbadia Lariana (LC), 205 m, sett 2012 , Toscana, Italy
09.2012



© Acta Plantarum - Pierfranco Arrigoni- Valmadrera (LC)
Pierfranco Arrigoni- Valmadrera (LC)
Abbadia Lariana (LC), 205 m, sett 2012 , Toscana, Italy
09.2012



© Acta Plantarum - Pierfranco Arrigoni- Valmadrera (LC)
Pierfranco Arrigoni- Valmadrera (LC)
Abbadia Lariana (LC), 205 m, sett 2012 , Toscana, Italy
09.2012