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Elatinaceae
Elatine

not marked as a favorite taxon Elatine Linnaeus. Common name: Waterwort.

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A genus of about 10 species, aquatic, tropical and temperate, especially North America and Eurasia. Changing taxonomic concepts and under-collection of members of this genus in our area make the treatment here particularly provisional. Distribution and habitat information is uncertain until more collections are made and existing collections reviewed and re-annotated.

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References: Kubitzki (2014); Razifard, Tucker, & Les (2016) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016); Tucker (1986). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Elatine© Alan Cressler: Elatine brachysperma, granite outcrop, Walton County, Georgia 3 by Alan Cressler | Elatine brachysperma source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Elatine© Keith Bradley | Elatine minima | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Elatine© 陳子玄, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by 陳子玄 | Elatine ambigua source | Original Image ⭷ Warning: was NOT research grade.
image #4 of Elatine© Alan Cressler: Elatine brachysperma, granite outcrop, Walton County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler | Elatine brachysperma source | Original Image ⭷

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