Hippuris vulgaris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Hippuris |
Species: | H. vulgaris
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Binomial name | |
Hippuris vulgaris |
Hippuris vulgaris (from Greek: ἵππος – horse and οὐρά – tail), known as mare's-tail[2] or common mare's-tail, is a common aquatic plant of Eurasia and North America ranging from Greenland to the Tibetan Plateau to Arizona. It prefers non-acidic waters.