Hydrocharis
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| Hydrocharis morsus-ranae | |
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| Genus: | Hydrocharis |
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| Hydrocharis morsus-ranae | |
Hydrocharis is a genus of aquatic plants in the family Hydrocharitaceae described as a genus by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.[1][2] It is widespread across much of Europe and Asia, plus a few scattered locations in Africa.[3][4][5] It is also reportedly naturalized in parts of North America.[6][7][8]
The best known species is Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, commonly called common or European frogbit, and occasionally water-poppy. The name "American frogbit" refers to another aquatic plant, Limnobium spongia.
Three species are recognised:
- Hydrocharis chevalieri (De Wild.) Dandy – Benin, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Hydrocharis dubia (Blume) Backer – Primorsky Krai, China, Japan, Korea, Indian subcontinent, SE Asia, New Guinea
- Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L. – Europe, Siberia, North Africa, Turkey, Caucasus, Kazakhstan
References
- ^ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 1036 in Latin
- ^ Tropicos, Hydrocharis L.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Morso di rana, Common Frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L.
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 23 Page 97 水鳖属 shui bie shu Hydrocharis Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 1036. 1753.
- ^ Flora of North America Vol. 22, Frog-bit, Hydrocharis Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 1036. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5; 458, 1754.
- ^ Cook, C. D. K. and R. Lüönd. 1982. A revision of the genus Hydrocharis (Hydrocharitaceae). Aquatic Botany 14: 177--204.
- ^ Roberts, M. L., R. L. Stuckey, and R. S. Mitchell. 1981. Hydrocharis morsus-ranae (Hydrocharitaceae) new to the United States. Rhodora 83: 147--148.
External links
Data related to Hydrocharis at Wikispecies
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