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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Hydrocharitaceae

Scientific name
  
Hydrocharis

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Alismatales

Subfamily
  
Hydrocharitoideae

Higher classification
  
Hydrocharitaceae

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Hydrocharis morsus‑ranae, Hydrocharitaceae, Stratiotes aloides, Butomus umbellatus, Sparganium

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Hydrocharis is a genus of aquatic plants in the family Hydrocharitaceae described as a genus by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It is widespread across much of Europe and Asia, plus a few scattered locations in Africa. It is also reportedly naturalized in parts of North America.

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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.

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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

    • Hydrocharis garden plants


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    References

    Hydrocharis Wikipedia
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