Elatinaceae
Waterwort Family
The Elatinaceae family (Waterwort Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Malpighiales. It is represented by a single species in the SASYA catalogue. That species is a herb.
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Tiny opposite leaves on small creeping or submerged aquatic herbs; minute flowers with parts in twos to fives sit singly in the leaf axils, ripening into a small capsule.
Among the smallest flowering plants encountered in wetland surveys, easily overlooked entirely without close inspection of muddy or submerged ground.
To check whether a plant belongs to Elatinaceae, compare the leaf arrangement, leaf type, flower symmetry, fruit type, and one distinctive marker together. A single feature can mislead; the family pattern is the combination.
Learn the full family-identification methodTypical leaf characters
- ArrangementVariable
- TypeVariable
- MarginVariable
- VenationVariable
Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.
Typical flower & fruit
- Flower symmetryVariable
- InflorescenceCyme
- FruitVariable
Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.
Notable members
Families that can look similar
Violaceae
Compare against Violaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.
Compare ViolaceaeOchnaceae
Compare against Ochnaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.
Compare OchnaceaeEuphorbiaceae
Compare against Euphorbiaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.
Compare EuphorbiaceaeClusiaceae
Compare against Clusiaceae when the plant shares similar leaves, flowers, or fruit. Confirm by checking the full family pattern.
Compare ClusiaceaeAll 1 species in ELATINACEAE
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