Aquarium and Aquatic Plants, Part 3
46 entries in the Aquarium and Aquatic Plants, Part 3 compendium.
Triglochin scilloidesAn aquatic annual herb with floating stigmas and onionlike leaves.TrithuriaTiny aquatic herbs, closest living relatives of water-lilies, with reversed reproductive structures.Trithuria inconspicuaA tiny New Zealand aquatic herb at the center of angiosperm evolution debate.TyphaA genus of wetland plants with edible parts and diverse uses.Typha domingensisA resilient cattail used in medicine, crafts, and water purification.Freshwater ecosystemFreshwater ecosystems host 41% of known fish species.AcorusAcorus is the oldest surviving lineage of monocots.Acorus calamusA wetland monocot with crimped leaves and a fragrant spadix.AlismaAquatic genus with divine proportion lore and worldwide distribution.Alisma gramineumA small aquatic plant with ribbon-like submerged leaves and self-pollinating underwater flowers.Alisma lanceolatumA perennial aquatic herb with lance-shaped leaves and pinkish-purple flowers.Alisma plantago-aquaticaA perennial aquatic plant with afternoon-blooming white flowers.Aponogeton abyssinicusAmphibious African plant with variable leaves and violet or white flowers.Aponogeton bernierianusA difficult aquatic plant from eastern Madagascar with bullate leaves.Aponogeton capuroniiA decorative but challenging aquatic plant from Madagascar.Aponogeton crispusA robust, non-floating-leaved aponogeton from seasonal waters of South Asia.Aponogeton distachyosAn aquatic plant with edible flowers, used in stews and ponds.Aponogeton rigidifoliusA tough, slow-growing Aponogeton with a creeping rhizome.Aponogeton ulvaceusA submerged Madagascar plant with translucent leaves and yellow flower spikes.Azolla cristataA nitrogen-fixing aquatic fern used as biofertilizer and aquarium plant.Azolla filiculoidesA fast-growing floating fern with nitrogen-fixing symbiosis.Azolla pinnataA floating fern that fixes nitrogen and remediates pollutants.Azolla primaevaEocene water fern, earliest described Azolla fossil species.BaldelliaA genus of aquatic plants closely related to Echinodorus.Bolbitis heteroclitaAn aquatic fern native to Asia and Melanesia, used in aquariums.Bolbitis heudelotiiAn aquatic fern native to African rivers and streams.BraseniaA perennial aquatic plant with mucilage-covered organs and wind-pollinated flowers.CabombaA fan-leaved aquatic genus popular in aquariums and invasive in Australia.Cabomba aquaticaA rhizomatous aquatic herb with submerged and floating leaves.Cabomba carolinianaPopular aquarium plant turned invasive in Europe and Australia.Cabomba caroliniana var. carolinianaAn aquatic perennial herb with fan-shaped submerged leaves.Cabomba caroliniana var. flavidaAn aquatic herb with pale yellow flowers, endangered in the wild.Cabomba caroliniana var. pulcherrimaA disputed aquatic herb with purple flowers and reddish stems.Cabomba furcataA rhizomatous aquatic herb used as an aquarium plant.Cabomba haynesiiAquatic plant with dissected leaves and floating flowers.Cabomba schwartziiAquatic herb with purple floating leaves and yellow flowers.CaldesiaA genus of aquatic plants with a rich fossil record.CallitricheA genus of aquatic plants known as water-starwort.Callitriche brutiaA dwarf amphibious herb that filters arsenic and resists environmental stress.Callitriche palustrisType species of its genus, native to North America and Eurasia.CeratophyllumCosmopolitan aquatic genus lacking roots and stomata.Ceratophyllum demersumA cosmopolitan, free-floating aquatic plant popular in aquaria.Ceratophyllum echinatumNorth America's only endemic Ceratophyllum species, with spiny fruits.Ceratophyllum submersumA free-floating aquatic plant with finely divided leaves.CyperusA diverse genus of sedges with aquatic and economic importance.DamasoniumA genus of aquatic plants with star-shaped fruit.
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