''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''
L.
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Elatine ambigua''
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''
Clavaud
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Elatine californica''
A.Gray - California waterwort
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Elatine campylosperma''
Seub.
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Elatine chilensis''
Gay - Chilean waterwort
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Elatine ecuadoriensis''
Molau
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Elatine fassettiana''
Steyerm.
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Elatine fauquei''
Monod
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Elatine glaziovii''
Nied.
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Elatine gratioloides''
A.Cunn.
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Elatine gussonei''
(Sommier) Brullo, Lanfr., Pavone & Ronsisv.
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Elatine heterandra''
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''
Rohrb.
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Elatine lorentziana''
Hunz.
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Elatine macrocalyx''
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''
H.Perrier
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Elatine minima''
(Nutt.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. - small waterwort
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Elatine ojibwayensis''
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.
, Plant ...
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Schmidt-M. & Bernal
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Elatine peruviana''
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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