Damasonium alisma

Damasonium alisma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Damasonium
Species: D. alisma

Damasonium alisma is a species of flowering marsh plant known by the common name of starfruit. It is native to the British Isles and was commonly found in south and central England.[1] Numbers have declined as a result of the loss of pond habitats.[2] It was not recorded in the wild in 2006 and is classified as endangered.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Species: Damasonium alisma (Starfruit)", Interactive Flora of NW Europe, http://ip30.eti.uva.nl/BIS/flora.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&id=4164, retrieved 11 July 2010 
  2. ^ Perring, Franklyn (23-30 Dec 1976), "Records For Leisure And Profit", New Scientist (Reed Business Information) 72 (1032): 725, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=obHSBCxiJ1YC&pg=PA725, retrieved 11 July 2010 
  3. ^ "Damasonium alisma", Millennium Seed Bank Project (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), http://www.kew.org/msbp/plantstories/Damasonium.htm, retrieved 11 July 2010 

External links

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Data related to Damasonium at Wikispecies