Elatine hydropiper, known as the eight-stamened waterwort, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Elatinaceae.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Eight-stamened Waterwort being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Elatine triandra
- Elatine hexandra
- Elatine brachysperma
- Elatine gratioloides
- Crassula natans
- Elatine minima
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Elatinaceae
- Genus
- Elatine
- Species
- Elatine hydropiper
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