Hydrocharitaceae
| Hydrocharitaceae | |
|---|---|
| Common frogbit, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Hydrocharitaceae Juss. |
| Genera | |
|
Limnobium Maidenia Najas Nechamandra Ottelia Stratiotes Thalassia Vallisneria | |
Hydrocharitaceae is a flowering plant family including 16 known genera with a total of ca 135 known species (Christenhusz & Byng 2016), that including a number of species of aquatic plant, for instance the tape-grasses, the well known Canadian waterweed, and frogbit.
The family includes both freshwater and marine aquatics. They are found throughout the world in a wide variety of habitats, but are primarily tropical.
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