Latin name: Callitriche heterophylla Pursh var.
  bolanderi (Hegelm.) Fassett
  Pronunciation: kal-I-tri-kee het-er-oh-FIL-a bo-LAN-
  der-eye

  Common name: Water-starwort
  Family: Callitrichaceae (Water-starwort)
  Habitat: Edges of vernal pools or streams to 6000',
  seasonally moist grassy areas, Santa Rosa Plateau,
  San Diego Co.

  Blooming period: April to August
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Callitriche
  2) heterophylla
 3) bolanderi
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