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Proserpinaca
Sign in to saveProserpinaca, commonly called mermaidweed, is a genus of flowering plants in the watermilfoil family (Haloragaceae). It is a small genus, comprising only two to three extant species, all of which are native to eastern North America and the West Indies. All species in this genus are found in aquatic or terrestrial wetland habitats.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSaxifragales
- FamilyHaloragaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 213
- With media
- 203
- Family
- Haloragaceae
- Collections
- MSC, MICH, BAYLU, CDA, ANSP, LSU
- Recorded in
- United States, Cuba, Bahamas, Canada
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Haloragaceae
- Named after
- Persephone
- Image
- Proserpinaca palustris 004.jpg
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- Category:Proserpinaca
- taxon name
- Proserpinaca
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxonomic type
- Proserpinaca palustris
- taxon common name
- 人鱼藻属
- Commons category
- Proserpinaca
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Species
- Fossil record
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Proserpinaca, commonly called mermaidweed, is a genus of flowering plants in the watermilfoil family (Haloragaceae). It is a small genus, comprising only two to three extant species, all of which are native to eastern North America and the West Indies. All species in this genus are found in aquatic or terrestrial wetland habitats.
Proserpinaca can be distinguished from its relative Myriophyllum by having 3 stamens and carpels per flower (as opposed to having 4 or 8).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Proserpinaca” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.