Limosella
| Limosella | |
|---|---|
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| Limosella aquatica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Tribe: | Limoselleae |
| Genus: | L. (1753) |
| Species[1] | |
| 16; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Limosella is a genus of flowering plants known as mudworts. These are annual, largely aquatic plants, found in muddy areas worldwide. Its phylogeny and biogeography are inferred from molecular data.[2]
Species
16 species are accepted.[1]
- Limosella acaulis Sessé & Moc. - Owyhee mudwort
- Limosella africana Glück
- Limosella aquatica L. - water mudwort
- Limosella australis R.Br. - Welsh mudwort
- Limosella capensis Thunb.
- Limosella curdieana F.Muell.
- Limosella grandiflora Benth.
- Limosella granitica W.R.Barker
- Limosella inflata Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
- Limosella longiflora Kuntze
- Limosella macrantha R.E.Fr.
- Limosella major Diels
- Limosella pretoriensis Suess.
- Limosella purpurea Charit.
- Limosella tenella Quézel & Contandr.
- Limosella vesiculosa Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
References
- ^ a b c Limosella L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Ito, Y., Nr. Tanaka, D.C. Albach, A.S. Barfod, B. Oxelman, A.M. Muasya (2016) Molecular phylogeny of the cosmopolitan aquatic plant genus Limosella (Scrophulariaceae) with a particular focus on the origin of the Australasian L. curdieana. Journal of Plant Research doi: 10.1007/s10265-016-0872-6