Hydrocharitaceae A.L. de Jussieu. Common name: Frog's-bit Family.
A family of about 18 genera and 120 species, aquatic herbs, cosmopolitan. Here circumscribed to include Najas, often traditionally placed in its own family, following the suggestion of Haynes, Holm-Nielsen, & Les in Kubitzki (1998b), APG (2016), and Bernardini & Lucchese (2018). Subfamilies shown in the key follow Les, Moody, & Soros (2006) and are congruent with the phylogeny of Bernardini & Lucchese (2018).
References: Bernardini & Lucchese (2018); Catling & Dore (1982); Cook (1998b) In Kubitzki (1998b); Haynes (2000c) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2000); Haynes (2000e) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2000); Haynes & Hellquist (1996); Haynes, Holm-Nielsen, & Les (1998a) In Kubitzki (1998b); Les, Moody, & Soros (2006). Show full citations.
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