Echinodorus

Echinodorus
Echinodorus grisebachii in an aquarium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Echinodorus
Richard ex Engelmann in A. Gray, 1848

Echinodorus, commonly known as burhead[1] or Amazon sword,[citation needed] is a genus of plants in the family Alismataceae, native to the Western Hemisphere from the central United States to Argentina.[2][3] Its scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek echius – "rough husk" - and doros – "leathern bottle" - alluding to ovaries, which in some species are armed with persistent styles, forming prickly head of fruit. Some of the species are commonly cultivated in artificial aquatic habitats.

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Echinodorus​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  2. ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program Image