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Ceratophyllaceae Gray

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New Zealand
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Ceratophyllaceae Gray
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Ceratophyllaceae

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Ceratophyllales
Ceratophyllaceae

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Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

Ceratophyllaceae Gray

Rootless, monoecious, submerged aquatic herbs, anchored by specialised branchlets. Stems long, slender, branched. Lvs in whorls of 3-10, dichotomously forked 1-4 times; segments denticulate, bristle-tipped. Fls small, solitary in lf axils. Perianth a single whorl of 8-12 linear segments. Stamens numerous; anthers sessile or subsessile, extrorse. Ovary superior, of 1 carpel with 1 pendulous ovule. Fr. a 1-seeded nut, often with 1-2 spines present at base; style persistent, spinous.

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Ceratophyllaceae Gray
Ceratophyllaceae
Cronquist, A. (1988)
Ceratophyllaceae Gray
Nymphaeales Salisb. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Ceratophyllaceae Gray
Ceratophyllaceae
Mabberley, D.J. (2008)
Ceratophyllaceae Gray
Ceratophyllales Link
Ceratophyllaceae Gray
Ceratophyllaceae
Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. (1988)

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1 January 2000
12 July 2011
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