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Helanthium

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Helanthium
Helanthium bolivianum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Helanthium
(Benth. & Hook.f.) Engelm. ex J.G.Sm.[1]
Type species
Helanthium tenellum
(Mart. ex Schult. & Schult. f.) Britton.
Species

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Helanthium is a genus of plants in the Alismataceae, native to the Western Hemisphere. At present (May 2014), three species are recognized:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Engelmann, Georg ex Smith, Jared Gage in Britton, Nathaniel Lord. 1905. Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States. Second Edition 54.
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families[permanent dead link]