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Hippuris vulgaris L.

mare’s-tail (Hippuridaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
Very widespreadNegligible tendencyN
Plant Atlas 2020
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Hippuris vulgaris grows either upright out of the water or mud, or as a trailing aquatic in deeper water.

Great Wakering (VC18: South Essex); 2016-09-15

 mare’s-tail / Hippuris vulgaris: _Hippuris vulgaris_ grows either upright out of the water or mud, or as a trailing aquatic in deeper water.

The flowers of Hippuris vulgaris are reduced to the bare minimum: a single stamen and/or a single stigma.

Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; 2019-05-01

 mare’s-tail / Hippuris vulgaris: The flowers of _Hippuris vulgaris_ are reduced to the bare minimum: a single stamen and/or a single stigma.

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