Cabombaceae

Cabombaceae; Temporal range: (likely) Mid-Cretaceous–Present
	Flowering Cabomba caroliniana
	Flowering Brasenia schreberi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Order:	Nymphaeales
Family:	Cabombaceae; Rich. ex A.Rich.
Genera
	Brasenia Schreb.; Cabomba Aubl.; †Pluricarpellatia Mohr et al.; †Scutifolium David W.Taylor, G.J.Brenner et S.H.Basha; †Brasenites Wang et Dilcher;

The Cabombaceae are a family of aquatic, herbaceous flowering plants. A common name for its species is water shield. The family is recognised as distinct in the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group IV system (2016). The family consists of two genera of aquatic plants, Brasenia and Cabomba, totalling six species.

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