Hottonia palustris L.
(Water-violet)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHottonia palustris (Water-violet)
FamilyPRIMULACEAE (primroses, loosestrifes and pimpernels)
OrderERICALES (heaths, heathers, azaleas, primroses, loosestrifes and balsams)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Hottonia palustris (Water-violet) :
1: Hottonia palustris (Water-violet)
9 Jul 2005 OSGR: SP51 51° 50’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
in pond, with a single late inflorescence
Image 1: Foliage - above waterImage 2: Foliage - close-upImage 3: Foliage - close-up (2)Image 4: Foliage - close-up (3)Image 5: Foliage - in waterImage 6: Foliage - in water (2)Image 7: Flower - face view - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Flowers - side view - close-up - enlarged
2: Hottonia palustris (Water-violet)
19 May 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
in ditch
Image 1: Plants growing in ditch
3: Hottonia palustris (Water-violet)
12 May 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
in ditch
Image 1: Flowers - close-upImage 2: Plants

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Bowler, P. 2002 Water Violet Vol 13, No 5 Page: 325
Briggs, J. 2006 The saga of the Montgomery Canal British Wildlife Vol 17 (6): 401-410.
() Lansdown R.V. & Pankhurst T.J. Field Guide to the Identification of Difficult Aquatic Plants of the New Forest

Hottonia palustris (Water-violet) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hottonia palustris (Water-violet)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hottonia palustris (Water-violet)
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