Elatine chilensis

Elatine chilensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Elatinaceae
Genus: Elatine
Species:
E. chilensis
Binomial name
Elatine chilensis

Elatine chilensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Elatinaceae. According to Plants of the World Online, this species is native to Chile, Argentina and Bolivia, and has been introduced to the United States, specifically in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington.[1] In Chile, it is distributed from the Santiago Metropolitan region to the Los Lagos regions.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Elatine chilensis Gay | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  2. ^ Rodriguez, Roberto; Marticorena, Clodomiro; Alarcón, Diego; Baeza, Carlos; Cavieres, Lohengrin; Finot, Víctor L.; Fuentes, Nicol; Kiessling, Andrea; Mihoc, Maritza; Pauchard, Aníbal; Ruiz, Eduardo; Sanchez, Paulina; Marticorena, Alicia; Rodriguez, Roberto; Marticorena, Clodomiro (2018). "Catalogue of the vascular plants of Chile". Gayana Botánica. 75 (1): 1–430. doi:10.4067/S0717-66432018000100001. ISSN 0717-6643.