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Botanical Family · Alismatales

Hydrocharitaceae

Frog's-Bit Family

3 speciesOrder Alismatales3+ well-known plants

The Hydrocharitaceae family (Frog's-Bit Family) is a botanical family placed in the order Alismatales. In the SASYA catalogue it spans 3 species across 3 genera. Its members are predominantly herbs. Well-represented genera include Hydrilla, Ottelia and Vallisneria. Several members are valued in traditional medicine. Familiar examples include Hydrilla, duck-lettuce and Tapegrass.

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Representative HYDROCHARITACEAE specimen
Representative specimen · Hydrocharitaceae

Typical leaf characters

  • ArrangementVariable
  • Simple type leaf characterTypeSimple
  • MarginVariable
  • VenationVariable

Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.

Notable members

HydrillaHydrilla verticillataDuck-LettuceOttelia alismoidesTapegrassVallisneria spiralis

All 3 species in HYDROCHARITACEAE

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