Proserpinaca L.

Mermaidweed (en)

Genus

Angiosperms > Saxifragales > Haloragaceae

Characteristics

Fls perfect, 3-merous; sep triangular, persistent and somewhat accrescent; pet none; stamens 3; ovary 3-locular; styles 3, subulate, stigmatose beyond the middle; fr indehiscent, bony, 3-seeded and ± triangular; amphibious or marsh herbs, perennial by a rhizome-like base; stem beset with short, dark spicules; lvs all alternate, at least the submersed ones, when present, deeply pinnatisect; fls small, purplish or greenish, solitary or 2 or 3 together, sessile in the axils of emersed lvs. 2, N. Amer.
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Images

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Distribution

Proserpinaca world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:19556-1
WFO ID wfo-4000031231
COL ID 6X4Z
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Proserpinaca Trixis

Lower taxons

Proserpinaca intermedia Proserpinaca palustris Proserpinaca pectinata