Littorella uniflora

Littorella uniflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Littorella
Species:
L. uniflora
Binomial name
Littorella uniflora
Synonyms[2]
  • Littorella juncea P.J.Bergius
  • Littorella lacustris L.
  • Plantago uniflora L.

Littorella uniflora (vernacular name: (American) shoreweed[citation needed]) is a species of aquatic flowering plant native to the Azores, Morocco, most of Europe excluding the dry southeast, Iceland, and the Faroes.[2] It prefers to live mostly submerged in nutrient-poor freshwater habitats. When submerged, it draws CO2 mostly through its roots and uses a mix of crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) and C3 carbon fixation for photosynthesis. If the water level drops and exposes the roots, it ceases using CAM.[3]

  1. ^ Fl. Brandenburg 1: 544 (1864)
  2. ^ a b "Littorella uniflora (L.) Asch". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  3. ^ Robe, W. E.; Griffiths, H. (2000). "Physiological and photosynthetic plasticity in the amphibious, freshwater plant, Littorella uniflora, during the transition from aquatic to dry terrestrial environments". Plant, Cell & Environment. 23 (10): 1041–1054. doi:10.1046/j.1365-3040.2000.00615.x.