Limosella

Limosella
Limosella aquatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Scrophulariaceae
Tribe:	Limoselleae
Genus:	Limosella L. (1753)
Species [1]
16; see text
Synonyms [1]
DanubiunculusSailer (1845) MutafiniaRaf. (1833) PlantaginellaHill (1756) YgramelaRaf. (1833)

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

1. Limosella L. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 13 May 2024.
2. 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

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment