Aquatic

The following is a list of cultivated species which at least some of the time possess this spot-character.

Plants growing on or under water, free-floating, or if rooted in the soil then not growing more than a few cm above the water level, lying flat upon the mud during dry periods and not self supporting.

FamilySpeciesComment
Alismataceae Caldesia reniformis
Alismataceae Limnophyton obtusifolium
Alismataceae Wiesneria filifolia
Apiaceae Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
Araceae Lemna aequinoctialis
Araceae Pistia stratiotes
Araceae Spirodela polyrrhiza
Araceae Wolffiella welwitschii
Cabombaceae Brasenia schreberi
Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae Neptunia oleracea
Hydrocharitaceae Ottelia ulvifolia
Hydrocharitaceae Vallisneria spiralis
Marsileaceae Marsilea coromandelina
Menyanthaceae Nymphoides brevipedicellata
Menyanthaceae Nymphoides forbesiana
Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea lotus
Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea maculata
Parkeriaceae Ceratopteris thalictroides
Pontederiaceae Eichhornia crassipes
Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton nodosus
Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton octandrus
Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton richardii
Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton schweinfurthii
Salviniaceae Azolla nilotica
Salviniaceae Azolla pinnata subsp. africana
Salviniaceae Salvinia molesta
Number of species: 26


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: List of cultivated species with each spot-character: Aquatic.
https://www.capriviflora.com/cult/species-spot-display.php?spot_id=6, retrieved 29 March 2024

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