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Hydrocharitaceae

21 species · Plants

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Hydrocharitaceae

Elodea densa (Planch.) Casp.

Elodea densa is a dioecious aquatic plant, commonly kept as a beginner-friendly cool aquarium plant that has invasive potential in many regions.

Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle

Hydrilla verticillata is an aquatic macrophyte with both beneficial and harmful ecosystem effects, requiring accurate identification for management.

Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L.

Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, or European frog-bit, is a floating aquatic plant native to Eurasia that is invasive in parts of North America.

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Hydrocharis spongia Bosc

Hydrocharis spongia is a floating or emersed aquatic flowering plant native to central and southeastern US.

Najas marina L.

Najas marina L. is a dioecious annual aquatic plant with a nearly global distribution, and grows in mesoeutrophic water over deep peat or mud.

Najas minor All.

Najas minor All. is an aquatic plant with distinct morphology, widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere.

Stratiotes aloides L.

Stratiotes aloides is an aquatic plant with reported historical external and internal medicinal uses, cultivated in cool ponds and aquariums.

Thalassia testudinum Banks & Sol. ex K.D.Koenig

Thalassia testudinum (turtle grass) is a common Caribbean seagrass that reproduces both asexually and sexually, forming ecologically important meadows.

Vallisneria americana Michx.

Vallisneria americana Michx. is an aquatic plant native to the Americas, sold as an aquarium background plant.

Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) Royle

Enhalus acoroides is a dioecious seagrass, the only seagrass species that performs surface pollination.

Halophila ovalis (R.Br.) Hook.f.

Halophila ovalis is a small Indo-Pacific seagrass eaten by dugongs, that stabilizes seabeds and provides marine habitat.

Halophila stipulacea (Forssk.) Asch.

Halophila stipulacea is a spreading, invasive Indian Ocean seagrass now found in the Mediterranean and Caribbean.

Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenb. ex Solms) Asch.

Pacific turtlegrass (Thalassia hemprichii) is a widespread seagrass native to Indian Ocean, Red Sea, and western Pacific shores.

Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) H.St.John

Elodea nuttallii is a North American aquatic plant that is invasive in Europe and naturalized in Japan.

Ottelia alismoides (L.) Pers.

Ottelia alismoides (duck lettuce) is an aquatic plant with a sequenced genome that varies in conservation status across regions.

Ottelia ovalifolia (R.Br.) Rich.

Ottelia ovalifolia (swamp lily) is an Australian native aquatic plant introduced to three Pacific island regions.

Hydrocharis laevigata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Byng & Christenh.

Hydrocharis laevigata (Smooth Frogbit) is a floating aquatic plant native to the Americas, invasive elsewhere, and grown in aquariums.

Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & W.L.E.Schmidt

Najas flexilis, also called slender naiad, is a rare protected annual aquatic plant native to parts of North America and Europe.

Najas guadalupensis (Spreng.) Magnus

Najas guadalupensis is a widespread American annual submerged aquatic plant popular as a hardy beginner aquarium plant.

Vallisneria spiralis L.

Vallisneria spiralis is a common aquarium plant found wild in global tropical and sub-tropical regions.

Lagarosiphon major (Ridl.) Moss

Lagarosiphon major is a Southern African aquatic aquarium plant that is invasive in many regions globally.

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Araceae 156 species Alismataceae 33 species Potamogetonaceae 30 species Juncaginaceae 6 species Tofieldiaceae 6 species Zosteraceae 6 species Cymodoceaceae 4 species Posidoniaceae 2 species

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