Corrigiola litoralis

Corrigiola litoralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Corrigiola
L.
Species: C. litoralis
Binomial name
Corrigiola litoralis
L.

Corrigiola litoralis is a species of flowering plant known by the common name strapwort. It can be found as a native species in Europe and Africa, and has been introduced to Australia and North America.[1] In Europe it is a plant of shingly pool margins where water levels fluctuate.[2] In Africa it is found in a variety of habitats.[3]

References

  1. "Catalogue of Life: Corrigiola litoralis". World Plants. ETI Naturalis. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  2. Bennallick, Ian J; French, Colin N; Parslow, Rosemary E (2009). Vascular Plants. In CISFBR Red Data Book for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (2nd ed.). Praze-an-Beeble: Croceago Press. pp. 105–157. ISBN 978 1901685 01 5.
  3. "Strapwort (Corrigiola litoralis)". Wildscreen Arkhive. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
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