Podostemum

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Podostemum
Podostemum ceratophyllum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Podostemaceae
Genus: Podostemum
Michx. (1803), nom. cons.
Species[1]

11; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Crenias Spreng. (1827)
  • Devillea Tul. & Wedd. (1849)
  • Dicraea Tul. (1849), orth. var.
  • Dicraeia Thouars (1806), nom. superfl.
  • Mavaelia Trimen (1895), not validly publ.
  • Mniopsis Mart. (1824), nom. illeg.

Podostemum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Podostemaceae. It is an aquatic plant with threadlike roots that attaches to rocks.[2] It includes 11 species native to the Americas, ranging from eastern Canada through the eastern and south-central United States, and from southern Mexico to northeastern Argentina.[1]

Species

11 species are currently accepted.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Podostemum Michx. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Podostemaceae". Retrieved 3 September 2014.

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