''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 sub shrubs to shrubs. ''Elatine'' species are widely dist ...
, the waterwort family. It contains about 25 species of
aquatic plant
Aquatic plants are plants that have adapted to living in aquatic environments ( saltwater or freshwater). They are also referred to as hydrophytes or macrophytes to distinguish them from algae and other microphytes. A macrophyte is a plant that ...
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 database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants ...
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
''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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(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
''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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Molau
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Elatine fassettiana''
Steyerm.
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Elatine fauquei''
Monod
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Elatine glaziovii
''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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Nied.
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Elatine gratioloides''
A.Cunn.
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Elatine gussonei
''Elatine gussonei'' is a species of plant in the genus 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 ar ...
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(Sommier) Brullo, Lanfr., Pavone & Ronsisv.
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Elatine heterandra''
H.Mason - mosquito waterwort
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Elatine hexandra''
(Lapierre) DC. - six-stamen waterwort
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Elatine hungarica''
Moesz
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Elatine hydropiper
''Elatine hydropiper'' (vernacular name: 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 Carl Linnaeus in 1753. References
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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
''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''
Garneau
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Elatine paramoana''
Schmidt-M. & Bernal
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Elatine peruviana''
Baehni & J.F.Macbr.
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Elatine rubella
''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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Rydb. - southwestern waterwort
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Elatine spathulata''
Gorski
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Elatine triandra
''Elatine triandra'' is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Elatinaceae.
Its native range is Temperate and Subtropical Old World to Western Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the bounda ...
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Schkuhr - three-stamen waterwort
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment
Elatinaceae
Malpighiales genera
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