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Water Soldiers (Stratiotes aloides)

Description

Stratiotes is a genus of submerged aquatic plant commonly known as water soldiers,described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753.Several specific names have been coined within the genus, but at present only one is recognized: Stratiotes aloides, native to Europe and NW Asia.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Alismatales

            • Family: Hydrocharitaceae

              • Genus: Stratiotes