Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Callitriche deflexa
tapete verde, terrestrial water-starwort, terrestrial waterstarwort
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Callitrichales
Family
Callitrichaceae
Genus
Callitriche
Species
deflexa
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Callitriche deflexa var. austinii (Engelm.) Hegelm.
Origin: Cryptogenic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Brako, L. Zarucchi,J.L. (1993) Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: i–xl, 1–1286.
- Eliasson, U. (1972) Studies in Galapagos Plants XIII, Three New Floristic Records and Two Supplementary Remarks. Bot. Notiser 125(4): 321-322.
- Porter, D.M. (1983) Vascular Plants of the Galapagos: Origins and Dispersal. In: Bowman, R.I., Berson, M. & Leviton, A.E. (eds.): Patterns of evolution in Galápagos organisms. Pacific Division, AAAS, San Francisco, California, p. 33-96.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
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"Galapagos Species Database, Callitriche deflexa", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=253. Accessed 3 November 2026.