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Callitriche

Callitriche

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Callitriche (Cal-lí-tri-che
Syllable stress of Botanical Latin
Syllable stress of botanical names varies with the language spoken by the person using the botanical name. In English-speaking countries the Botanical Latin places syllable stress for botanical names derived from ancient Greek and Latin broadly according to two systems, either the Reformed...

) used to be the only genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a taxonomic unit used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender" , cognate with – genos, "race, stock, kin" ..In addition, genus is a taxonomic rank in the hierarchy In biology, a genus (plural:...

 in the family Callitrichaceae. However, according to the APG II system
Angiosperm Phylogeny Group
The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, or APG, refers to two international groups of systematic botanists who came together to try to establish a consensus view of the taxonomy of flowering plants that would reflect new knowledge in angiosperm relationships based upon molecular systematics studies...

 this family is now included in the family Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae
The Plantaginaceae Juss. or plantain family, is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales. The type genus is Plantago L..In older classifications it used to be the only family of the order Plantaginales, but numerous phylogenetic studies, summarized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, have...

. The family name Callitrichaceae retains its status as nomen conservandum (name to be retained).
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Callitriche (Cal-lí-tri-che
Syllable stress of Botanical Latin
Syllable stress of botanical names varies with the language spoken by the person using the botanical name. In English-speaking countries the Botanical Latin places syllable stress for botanical names derived from ancient Greek and Latin broadly according to two systems, either the Reformed...

) used to be the only genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a taxonomic unit used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender" , cognate with – genos, "race, stock, kin" ..In addition, genus is a taxonomic rank in the hierarchy In biology, a genus (plural:...

 in the family Callitrichaceae. However, according to the APG II system
Angiosperm Phylogeny Group
The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, or APG, refers to two international groups of systematic botanists who came together to try to establish a consensus view of the taxonomy of flowering plants that would reflect new knowledge in angiosperm relationships based upon molecular systematics studies...

 this family is now included in the family Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae
The Plantaginaceae Juss. or plantain family, is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales. The type genus is Plantago L..In older classifications it used to be the only family of the order Plantaginales, but numerous phylogenetic studies, summarized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, have...

. The family name Callitrichaceae retains its status as nomen conservandum (name to be retained).

Species

  • Callitriche brutia, pedunculate water starwort
  • Callitriche christensenii
    Callitriche christensenii
    Callitriche christensenii is a species of plant in the Callitrichaceae family. It is endemic to Saint Helena. Its natural habitats are rivers, freshwater marshes, and freshwater spring.-References:...

  • Callitriche fassetti , Fassett's water starwort
  • Callitriche hamulata, intermediate water starwort
  • Callitriche hermaphroditica, autumn water starwort
    • Synonym Callitriche autumnalis
  • Callitriche heterophylla, differentleaf water starwort
    • Synonym Callitriche anceps, Callitriche bollanderi
  • Callitriche intermedia, narrowleaf water starwort
  • Callitriche longipedunculata , longstalk water starwort
  • Callitriche marginata
    Callitriche marginata
    Callitriche marginata is a species of aquatic plant known by the common name winged water starwort.It is native to the west coast of North America from British Columbia to Baja California, where it grows in and around vernal pools...

     , winged water starwort
    • Synonym Callitriche sepulta
  • Callitriche obtusangula, blunt-fruited water starwort
  • Callitriche palustris , spiny water starwort
    • Synonym Callitriche verna
  • Callitriche pedunculosa , Nuttall's water starwort
    • Synonym Callitriche nuttallii
  • Callitriche peploides , matted water starwort
  • Callitriche platycarpa, various-leaved water starwort
  • Callitriche stagnalis
    Callitriche stagnalis
    Callitriche stagnalis is a species of aquatic plant known by the common name pond water starwort.It is native to Europe but it is present on other continents as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed of waterways. This is an annual herb rooting to the substrate in shallow water or in...

     , pond water starwort
  • Callitriche terrestris , terrestrial water starwort
    • Synonym Callitriche austinii, Callitriche deflexa
  • Callitriche trochlearis, effluent water starwort
  • Callitriche truncata, short-leaved water starwort

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