Native to 119 botanical countries across Europe, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Switzerland, Vaud, Le Chenit (Le Brassus)
46.563889, 6.241444
Location Remarks
Rte de Marchairuz, c. 9.2 km north of St. George. North side of Col de Marchairuz. Grande Rolat Forest. 1312 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Beat Bäumler, Martin W. Callmander, Sven Buerki, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Rooted in mud in shallow water near a small jetty.
Location
France (Le Jardin Botanique du Montet)
Location Remarks
100 rue du Jardin Botanique, Nancy
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
France, Île-de-France (Paris, 5th arrondissement)
48.84458, 2.36086
Location Remarks
Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement
Collectors
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Plantaginaceae
Genus
Hippuris
Specific Epithet
vulgaris
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 12.5
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#109,410 of 335,497
Top 33%
Extinction probability
6%