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Podostemum
Sign in to savePodostemum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Podostemaceae. It is an aquatic plant with threadlike roots that attaches to rocks. It includes 11 species native to the Americas, ranging from eastern Canada through the eastern and south-central United States, and from southern Mexico to northeastern Argentina.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyPodostemaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 193
- With media
- 110
- Family
- Podostemaceae
- Collections
- INECOL, TTC, MMNS, UFRGS, WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY, NY
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Brasil, Brazil, Thailand, Argentina, Costa Rica, Sri Lanka
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Podostemaceae
- Image
- Podostemum ceratophyllum BB-1913.png
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- taxon name
- Podostemum
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon common name
- riverweed
- Commons category
- Podostemum
- topic's main category
- Category:Podostemum
- taxonomic type
- Podostemum ceratophyllum
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Podostemum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Podostemaceae. It is an aquatic plant with threadlike roots that attaches to rocks. It includes 11 species native to the Americas, ranging from eastern Canada through the eastern and south-central United States, and from southern Mexico to northeastern Argentina.
== Species == 11 species are currently accepted. Podostemum ceratophyllum Michx., 1803: Eastern Canada to Eatstern United States, Honduras, Hispaniola. Podostemum comatum Hicken, 1917: Brazil (São Paulo) to Northeast Argentina. Podostemum distichum (Cham.) Wedd., 1873: Brazil to Northeast Argentina. Podostemum flagelliforme (Tul. & Wedd.) C.T.Philbrick & Novelo, 2004: Brazil (Tocantins). Podostemum irgangii C.T.Philbrick & Novelo, 2001: South Brazil. Podostemum muelleri Warm., 1911: Brazil (Southeast São Paulo) to Northeast Argentina. Podostemum ovatum C.T.Philbrick & Novelo, 2004: Southeast Brazil. Podostemum rutifolium Warm., 1899: South Brazil to Northeast Argentina. Podostemum saldanhanum (Warm.) C.T.Philbrick & Novelo, 2004: Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). Podostemum scaturiginum (Mart.) C.T.Philbrick & Novelo, 2004: Central Brazil. Podostemum weddellianum (Tul.) C.T.Philbrick & Novelo, 2004: Eats and South Brazil.
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