Limosella lineata Glück
L. aquatica var. tenuifolia G. Hoffm. Deutsch. Fl. 1, 1804, 529.
L. tenuifolia auct.
non Nutt. Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2, 1818, 43.
Lvs linear-cylindric in close- to rather wide-set clusters of 5-10, of diverse length according to habitat; in damp ground (5)-10-15 mm., in mud (5)-10-20 mm., in water (10)-20-60 mm. Fls in clusters of 3-8, (2)-5-(10) mm. long, on stalks c. 5-10 mm. long. Calyx unequally 5-toothed, corolla-lobes up to twice as long as broad. Style c. 1·5-2 × ovary-length. Fr. subglobose, up to 2 mm. diam. Seeds minute.
DIST.: N., S. Coastal to lowland throughout in wet areas.
FL.- FT. 10-3. Similar forms occur in Australia and Tasmania.
