''Elatine'' is one of only two genera in the plant family
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 distri ...
, the waterwort family. It contains about 25 species of
aquatic plant
Aquatic plants, also referred to as hydrophytes, are vascular plants and Non-vascular plant, non-vascular plants that have adapted to live in aquatic ecosystem, aquatic environments (marine ecosystem, saltwater or freshwater ecosystem, freshwater ...
s known generally as waterworts. These are annual or perennial plants found in wet areas worldwide.
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Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
accepted the following species:
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Elatine alsinastrum
''Elatine alsinastrum'' is a member of the genus ''Elatine'' in the plant family Elatinaceae, the waterwort family.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Europe and is considered endangered. Populations have also been found in Turkey's Çanakk ...
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L.
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Elatine ambigua
''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.
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Wight - Asian waterwort
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Elatine americana''
(Pursh) Arn. - American waterwort
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Elatine brachysperma''
A.Gray - shortseed waterwort
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Elatine brochonii
''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.
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Clavaud
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Elatine californica
''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.
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A.Gray - California waterwort
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Elatine campylosperma
''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.
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Seub.
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Elatine chilensis
''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.
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Gay - Chilean waterwort
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Elatine ecuadoriensis''
Molau
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Elatine fassettiana
''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.
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Steyerm.
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Elatine fauquei
''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.
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Monod
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Elatine glaziovii''
Nied.
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Elatine gratioloides
''Elatine gratioloides'' is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Elatinaceae.
Its native range is Australia to the south-west Pacific, including New Zealand.
It was first described in 1839 by Allan Cunningham, who described i ...
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A.Cunn.
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Elatine gussonei
''Elatine gussonei'' is a species of plant in the genus Elatine (waterworts). It is endemic to Malta
Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and Nor ...
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(Sommier) Brullo, Lanfr., Pavone & Ronsisv.
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Elatine heterandra
''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.
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H.Mason - mosquito waterwort
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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 ther ...
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(Lapierre) DC. - six-stamen waterwort
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Elatine hungarica''
Moesz
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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 17 ...
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L. - eight-stamen waterwort
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Elatine lindbergii
''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.
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Rohrb.
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Elatine lorentziana
''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.
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Hunz.
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Elatine macrocalyx
''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.
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Albr.
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Elatine macropoda
''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.
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Guss.
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Elatine madagascariensis
''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.
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H.Perrier
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Elatine minima
''Elatine minima'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Elatinaceae, native to eastern Canada ( Newfoundland island, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Prince Edward Island), the north-central United States (Minnesota and Wisconsin), the northeast ...
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(Nutt.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. - small waterwort
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Elatine ojibwayensis
''Elatine ojibwayensis'', also known as the Ojibway waterwort, is a species of plant in the genus ''Elatine''. It is endemic to Quebec, Canada. It is listed as critically imperiled by NatureServe
NatureServe, Inc. is a non-profit organization b ...
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Garneau
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Elatine paramoana
''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.
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Schmidt-M. & Bernal
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Elatine peruviana
''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.
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Baehni & J.F.Macbr.
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Elatine rubella''
Rydb. - southwestern waterwort
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Elatine spathulata''
Gorski
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Elatine triandra''
Schkuhr - three-stamen waterwort
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment
Elatinaceae
Malpighiales genera
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