Alismataceae
Family of flowering plants comprising the water-plantains / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The water-plantains (Alismataceae) are a family of flowering plants, comprising 20 genera (17 extant and 3 fossil) and 119 species. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, with the greatest number of species in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Most of the species are herbaceous aquatic plants growing in marshes and ponds.
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Alismataceae | |
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Sagittaria latifolia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Alismataceae Vent.[2] |
Type genus | |
Alisma | |
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Alismataceae distribution map |
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