Elatine triandra

Elatine triandra is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Elatinaceae.^[2] It is known by the common name longstem waterwort.^[1]

Elatine triandra
Elatine triandra flower
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Elatinaceae
Genus:	Elatine
Species:	E. triandra
Binomial name
Elatine triandra Schkuhr.[2]

Its native range is Temperate and Subtropical Old World to Western Malesia.^[2]

In New England, it's regarded as introduced and has been documented in both Massachusetts and Maine and it is found primarily around rivers.^[3]