Elatinaceae

	Elatinaceae Elatinaceae is a family of flowering plants with ca 35 (to perhaps 50) species in two genera: ''Elatine'' and ''Bergia''. The ''Elatine'' are mostly aquatic herbs, and the ''Bergia'' are subshrubs to shrubs. ''Elatine'' species are widely distributed throughout the world from temperate to tropical zones, with its greatest diversity found in temperate zones. ''Bergia'' is found in temperate to tropical Eurasia and Africa, with two tropical and one tropical to temperate species in the Americas. The center for biodiversity of ''Bergia'' is the Old World tropics, and this is also the center for biodiversity for the family. Neither genus is found in arctic ecosystems. Member of the family have bisexual flowers, usually small flowers, single, or in cymes, with two to five overlapping petals. The plants have opposite or whorled leaves, which may have glands along their margins, and have stipules. The aquatic herbs in the genus ''Elatine'' often have reduced characteristics as par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Elatine Hexandra ''Elatine hexandra'', the six-stamened waterwort, is flowering plant of the family Elatinaceae, which grows in shallow water around lakes and pools in Europe from Ireland to Romania. It is declining due to drainage and water pollution and is therefore protected in several countries. Description Six-stamened waterwort is a small annual to short-lived perennial herb with creeping stems up to about 8 cm long, which root at the nodes. It is entirely glabrous, with opposite pairs of elliptical to spathulate leaves about 7 mm long, which are borne on short petioles. At the tip of each leaf is a tiny, black hydathode. There are also minute stipules at the base of the leaf stalks. The stems and leaves are usually yellowy-green under water, becoming bright green or reddish when exposed on bare mud. The flowers are usually solitary or sometimes in short Cyme (botany), cymes arising at the leaf nodes. Each flower has three (sometimes 4) sepals and the same number of pinkish-white petals. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Elatinaceae Elatinaceae is a family of flowering plants with ca 35 (to perhaps 50) species in two genera: ''Elatine'' and ''Bergia''. The ''Elatine'' are mostly aquatic herbs, and the ''Bergia'' are subshrubs to shrubs. ''Elatine'' species are widely distributed throughout the world from temperate to tropical zones, with its greatest diversity found in temperate zones. ''Bergia'' is found in temperate to tropical Eurasia and Africa, with two tropical and one tropical to temperate species in the Americas. The center for biodiversity of ''Bergia'' is the Old World tropics, and this is also the center for biodiversity for the family. Neither genus is found in arctic ecosystems. Member of the family have bisexual flowers, usually small flowers, single, or in cymes, with two to five overlapping petals. The plants have opposite or whorled leaves, which may have glands along their margins, and have stipules. The aquatic herbs in the genus ''Elatine'' often have reduced characteristics as par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Elatine ''Elatine'' is one of only two genera in the plant family Elatinaceae, the waterwort family. It contains about 25 species of aquatic plants known generally as waterworts. These are annual or perennial plants found in wet areas worldwide. , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: '' Elatine alsinastrum'' L. '' Elatine ambigua'' Wight - Asian waterwort '' Elatine americana'' (Pursh) Arn. - American waterwort '' Elatine brachysperma'' A.Gray - shortseed waterwort '' Elatine brochonii'' Clavaud '' Elatine californica'' A.Gray - California waterwort '' Elatine campylosperma'' Seub. '' Elatine chilensis'' Gay - Chilean waterwort '' Elatine ecuadoriensis'' Molau '' Elatine fassettiana'' Steyerm. '' Elatine fauquei'' Monod '' Elatine glaziovii'' Nied. '' Elatine gratioloides'' A.Cunn. '' Elatine gussonei'' (Sommier) Brullo, Lanfr., Pavone & Ronsisv. '' Elatine heterandra'' H.Mason - mosquito waterwort ''Elatine hexandra'' (Lapierre) DC. - six-stamen wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Elatine Hydropiper ''Elatine hydropiper'', known as the eight-stamened waterwort, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Elatinaceae. Its native range is Europe to Russian Far East. It was first described by Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1753. References External links ''Elatine hydropiper'' images & occurrence data at Global Biodiversity Information Facility, GBIF {{Taxonbar, from=Q163322 Elatinaceae Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Plants described in 1753 Flora of Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]