Damasonium bourgaei

Damasonium bourgaei has a scattered distribution in the Mediterranean Basin, occurring in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Syria, Sicily and Sardinia, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Tunisia, and India.^[1][4][5]

D. bourgaei is an amphibious annual plant associated with habitats that undergo seasonal changes in the water level, usually on nutrient-rich substrates.^[1] The species produces different types of leaves depending on the water depth, including grass-like submerged leaves, floating spoon-shaped leaves or, in its terrestrial phase, emergent lanceolate leaves.^[6]

Contrary to most other Damasonium species, the flowers of D. bourgeai have anthers that touch the carpels, facilitating self-pollination.^[7]