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Starfruit

Damasonium alisma Mill.
Starfruit
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Damasonium alisma, known as starfruit, is a flowering marsh plant native to regions including Great Britain, France, Portugal, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan. It is part of the Alismataceae family and was first described by Mill. in 1768.

Description

Damasonium alisma is a species of flowering marsh plant with a native range spanning parts of Europe and Asia. It is commonly referred to as starfruit and is found in areas such as Great Britain, France, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, and Kazakhstan. The plant belongs to the Alismataceae family and was first published in 1768 by Mill.

Other common names

Starfruit

Distribution

Portugal Continental · Palaearctic · EG · Global · East European Russia · France · Great Britain · Italy · Kazakhstan · Krym · Portugal · Sicilia · South European Russi · Ukraine · West Siberia

Synonyms

Actinocarpus damasoniumActinocarpus europaeusActinocarpus maiorActinocarpus stellatusAlisma damasoniumAlisma stellatumDamasonium dalechampiiDamasonium damasoniumDamasonium stellatumDamasonium vulgareDamasonium alisma subsp. stellatum

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