Limosella

Limosella
Limosella aquatica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Tribe: Limoselleae
Genus: Limosella
L. (1753)
Species[1]

16; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Danubiunculus Sailer (1845)
  • Mutafinia Raf. (1833)
  • Plantaginella Hill (1756)
  • Ygramela Raf. (1833)

Limosella is a genus of flowering plants known as mudworts. These are annual, largely aquatic plants, found in muddy areas worldwide. Its phylogeny and biogeography are inferred from molecular data.[2]

  1. ^ a b Limosella L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  2. ^ Ito, Y., Nr. Tanaka, D.C. Albach, A.S. Barfod, B. Oxelman, A.M. Muasya (2016) Molecular phylogeny of the cosmopolitan aquatic plant genus Limosella (Scrophulariaceae) with a particular focus on the origin of the Australasian L. curdieana. Journal of Plant Research doi: 10.1007/s10265-016-0872-6