Potamogetonaceae Berchtold & J. Presl. Common name: Pondweed Family.
A family of 6-7 genera and about 100 species (if circumscribed, as here, to include Zannichelliaceae), aquatic herbs, nearly cosmopolitan. Here circumscribed following molecular studies to include Zannichellia (Lindqvist et al. 2006; Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2003, 2009).
References: Haynes (1978); Haynes & Hellquist (2000c) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2000); Haynes & Hellquist (2000d) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2000); Haynes, Les, & Holm-Nielsen (1998d) In Kubitzki (1998b); Haynes, Les, & Holm-Nielsen (1998e) In Kubitzki (1998b); Les & Haynes (1996); Lindqvist et al. (2006); Wiegleb & Kaplan (1998). Show full citations.
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