Damasonium californicum

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Damasonium californicum is a species of perennial wildflower in the water plantain family which is known by the common name fringed water-plantain, or star water-plantain.

D. californicum is a plant of wet environments in the western United States including Washington state, Oregon, northern California, Idaho, Nevada, and Montana.[1][2][3] It is a resident of ponds, riversides, and vernal pools.[3]

This is a tough-stemmed plant which may live submersed in water or erect on mud or moist soils.[4] It grows to Script error: No such module "convert". above water.[3] It has narrow basal leaves consisting of a thin blade, Script error: No such module "convert". long,[3] at the end of a long petiole. The inflorescence yields a flower at the end of each of several long peduncles. The flower has three white or pink petals, each with toothed or fringed ends and sometimes a yellow spot at the base. At the center are six short stamens. After the flower withers the narrow fruits within develop into flat, beaked achenes, several achenes gathered into a star-shaped bunch.[5][3]

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