Myosoton aquaticum (L.) Moench Water Chickweed

Myosoton aquaticum (L.) Moench - Water Chickweed

Scientific Description:

Perennial herb, 15−40 cm, erect. Upper parts glandular-pubescent. Leaves narrowly ovate, acute, the lowest often petiolate, the rest sessile. Inflorescence ± lax, 5−20-flowered, sometimes more, elongating in fruit, with foliaceous bracts. Sepals often without scarious margins, 5−7 mm in flower, increasing to 7−10 mm in fruit. Petals deeply bifid, white, not exceeding the sepals. Styles 5. Capsule dehiscing into 5 bidentate valves.

 

Flowering time: May−October.

Habitat: Damp places, woods, nr. s.l.

 

Reference:

Coode MJE (1967). Myosoton aquaticum (L.) Moench, In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 2: 73.

Public Description:

Myosoton aquaticum is a perennial herb known as “water chickweed”. It is widespread in temperate Asia and Europe. It is a small plant with a length of less than 40 cm with white flowers. It blooms between May and July and is mostly found in moist places and woody.

 

References:

Anonim 1 (2015). http://www.tubives.com/index.php?sayfa=1&tax_id=1321 , Erişim Tarihi: 30.12.2015.

Ekim T (2012). Myosoton Moench, In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 349.