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Benthophyte

Benthophyte refers to aquatic plants that are rooted in the substrate.
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49 Accessions:

Aponogeton madagascariensis Cyperus alternifolius Cyperus brevifolia Cyperus papyrus Drosera capensis Egeria densa Hydrocotyle verticillata Marsilea quadrifolia Myriophyllum aquaticum Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea Nymphaea thermarum Nymphoides indica Oryza sativa Regnellidium diphyllum Rhizophora mangle Sarracenia alata Sarracenia alata Sarracenia alata Sarracenia flava Sarracenia leucophylla Sarracenia purpurea Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii

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  • {1} Nymphaea thermarum - Pygmy Rwandan Water Lily - Nymphaeaceae W/C
  • {2} Cyperus alternifolius - Umbrella Plant - Cyperaceae
  • {2} Hydrocotyle verticillata - Water Pennywort - Araliaceae
  • {2} Zantedeschia aethiopica - Calla Lily, Lily of the Nile - Araceae
  • {3} Cyperus brevifolia - shortleaf spikesedge, green kyllinga - Cyperaceae
  • {3} Cyperus diffusus - Dwarf Umbrella Grass - Cyperaceae
  • {3} Cyperus papyrus - Papyrus - Cyperaceae
  • {3} Rhizophora mangle - Red Mangrove - Rhizophoraceae
  • {4} Oryza sativa - Asian Rice cv. Taipei 309 - Poaceae
  • {5} Chamaecyparis thyoides - Atlantic White Cedar - Cupressaceae W/C
  • {6} Drosera capensis - Cape Sundew - Droseraceae W/C
  • {6} Neobeckia aquatica - Brassicaceae W/C
  • {6} Sarracenia alata - Pale Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae W/C
  • {6} Triglochin maritima - Seaside arrowgrass - Juncaginaceae W/C
  • {6} Xyris caroliniana - Carolina Yellow-eyed Grass - Xyridaceae
  • {7} Gratiola aurea - Golden Hedge Hyssop - Plantaginaceae W/C
  • {7} Hippuris vulgaris - Mare's Tail - Plantaginaceae
  • {7} Menyanthes trifoliata - Bog Buckbean, Marsh Trefoil - Menyanthaceae W/C
  • {7} Sarracenia alata - Pale Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae W/C
  • {7} Sarracenia alata - Pale Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae W/C
  • {7} Sarracenia flava - Yellow Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae
  • {7} Sarracenia flava var. flava - Yellow Pitcher Plant, Huntsman's Horn - Sarraceniaceae W/C
  • {7} Sarracenia flava var. rubricorpa - Sarraceniaceae
  • {7} Sarracenia leucophylla - White Top Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae
  • {7} Sarracenia minor - Hooded Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae
  • {7} Sarracenia oreophila - Green Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae W/C
  • {7} Sarracenia psittacina - Parrot Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae
  • {7} Sarracenia purpurea - Purple Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae
  • {7} Sarracenia rosea - Burk's Southern Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae
  • {7} Sarracenia rubra ssp. alabamensis - cane-break pitcher plant - Sarraceniaceae
  • {7} Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii - Mountain Sweet Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae W/C
  • {8} Elodea canadensis - Canadian waterweed, broad waterweed, American el - Hydrocharitaceae
  • {9} Ornduffia reniformis - Running Marsh Flower - Menyanthaceae
  • {10} Isoetes sp. - Quillwort - Isoetaceae
  • {10} Nymphoides indica - Menyanthaceae
  • {10} Regnellidium diphyllum - Clover two-leaf - Marsileaceae
  • {10} Typha laxmannii - Graceful Cattail - Typhaceae
  • {10} Typha orientalis - Hsiang P'U, Japanese Cattail - Typhaceae
  • {11} Marsilea drummondii - Nardoo - Marsileaceae
  • {11} Marsilea quadrifolia - European Water Clover - Marsileaceae
  • {12} Ceratopteris pteridoides - Water Sprite - Pteridaceae
  • {12} Myriophyllum aquaticum - Parrots Feather, Water Feather - Haloragaceae
  • {0} Sarracenia purpurea ssp. purpurea - Purple Pitcher Plant - Sarraceniaceae W/C
  • {0} Nymphoides indica - Menyanthaceae
  • {0} Egeria densa - Brazilian Elodea - Hydrocharitaceae W/C
  • {0} Glossostigma cleistanthum - Mud Mat - Phrymaceae W/C
  • {0} Aponogeton madagascariensis - Madagascar Laceleaf - Aponogetonaceae
  • {0} Butomus umbellatus - Flowering Rush - Butomaceae
  • {0} Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea - Blue Water Lily - Nymphaeaceae

W/C = Wild Collected
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