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Elatine fassettiana (Elatine fassettiana)

Description

Elatine fassettiana is a species of aquatic plants described by Julian Alfred Steyermark. Elatine fassettiana is part of the Elatine genus and the Elatinaceae family. Elatine is one of only two genera in the plant family Elatinaceae, the waterwort family. It contains about 25 species of aquatic plants known generally as waterworts. These are annual or perennial plants found in wet areas worldwide.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Tracheophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Malpighiales

            • Family: Elatinaceae

              • Genus: Elatine