Littorella

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Plantagineae
Genus: Littorella
Species: L. americana – L. australis – L. uniflora

Littorella P.J.Bergius, Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 29: 341. (1768)

• Type species: Littorella uniflora (L.) Asch., Fl. Brandenburg 1: 544 (1864) by monotypy, as the genus was originally described without reference to a type (ICN art 10.9 ex 16)

• Plantago subg. Littorella (P.J.Bergius) K.Rahn

Native distribution areas are disjunct and by species, where Littorella americana is confined to North America, Littorella australis the Southern Cone and Littorella uniflora to Northern Europe.

• Bergius, P.J. 1768. Kongliga Vetenskaps Academiens Handlingar 29: 341.

• R.K. Hoggard, P.J. Kores, M. Molvray, G.D. Hoggard & D.A. Broughton 2003. Molecular systematics and biogeography of the amphibious genus Littorella (Plantaginaceae). American Journal of Botany 90 :429-435. Available on line [1]. Accessed 2014 Sept. 24.
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• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Littorella in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 July 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Littorella. Published online. Accessed: July 27 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Littorella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 July 2025. Reference page.

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