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Spongeplant (Limnobium)

Description

Limnobium, common names spongeplant and American frogbit, is a group of aquatic plants in the Hydrocharitaceae described as a genus in 1814 It is widespread in freshwater environments in Latin America, the West Indies, and the United States.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Hydrocharitales

            • Family: Hydrocharitaceae

              • Genus: Limnobium