Elatine
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Elatine is one of only two genera in the plant family Elatinaceae
, the waterwort family. It contains about 25 species of aquatic plant
s known generally as waterworts. These are annual or perennial plants found in wet areas worldwide.
Species include:
Elatinaceae
Elatinaceae is a family of flowering plants with 35-50 species in 2 genera: Elatine and Bergia. The Elatine are mostly aquatic herbs, and the Bergia are subshrubs to shrubs. Elatine species are widely distributed throughout the world from temperate to tropical zones, with its greatest diversity...
, the waterwort family. It contains about 25 species of aquatic plant
Aquatic plant
Aquatic plants are plants that have adapted to living in aquatic environments. They are also referred to as hydrophytes or aquatic macrophytes. These plants require special adaptations for living submerged in water, or at the water's surface. Aquatic plants can only grow in water or in soil that is...
s known generally as waterworts. These are annual or perennial plants found in wet areas worldwide.
Species include:
- Elatine ambigua - Asian waterwort
- Elatine americana - American waterwort
- Elatine brachysperma - shortseed waterwort
- Elatine californica - California waterwort
- Elatine chilensis - Chilean waterwort
- Elatine heterandra - mosquito waterwort
- Elatine hexandra - six-stamen waterwort
- Elatine hydropiper - eight-stamen waterwort
- Elatine minima - small waterwort
- Elatine rubella - southwestern waterwort
- Elatine triandra - three-stamen waterwort