Haloragaceae R. Brown. Common name: Water-milfoil Family.
A family of 8-10 genera and about 120-150 species, mainly aquatic and wetland herbs (including all our taxa), also with some shrubs and trees, cosmopolitan but centered in the Southern Hemisphere (especially Australia). The family has sometimes been spelled ‘Haloragidaceae’.
References: Kubitzki, Bayer, & Stevens (2007); Scribailo & Alix (2021) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Show full citations.
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