Callitriche pulchra
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| Callitriche pulchra | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Callitriche |
| Species: | C. pulchra |
| Binomial name | |
| Callitriche pulchra Schotsman | |
Callitriche pulchra is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It is a freshwater aquatic plant (hydrosubshrub) native to Crete, Cyprus, and Libya.[2] It was described in 1967 from specimens gathered on Gavdos Island, Crete by H. D. Schotsman. Additionally, two of Pamapani's specimens were identified at Le Due Palme.[3] Schotsman thereafter classified in 1968 in three different ponds located in Cyrenaica.[4] It was listed in the 2012 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as critically endangered.[1] In 2015 Callitriche pulchra was detected in Cyprus, somewhat reducing its endangered status.[5] Other locations it has been encountered include Greece,[6] Libya[7] and Syria.[8]