Species

Myosoton aquaticum (L.) Moench

Water Chickweed

Caryophyllaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Genus: Myosoton ()

Synonyms

Myosoton aquaticum
Cerastium aquaticum
Malachium aquaticum
Stellaria aquatica

Related species

Myosoton aquaticum (L.) Moench - Water Chickweed

Traits


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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Myosoton aquaticum

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Myosoton aquaticum

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Myosoton aquaticum

Myosoton aquaticum

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, ruderal vegetation

  • in nutritious, moist to wet, periodically flooded habitats

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