widgeonweed family
Ruppiaceae
Ruppia, also known as the widgeonweeds, ditch grasses or widgeon grass, is the only genus in the family Ruppiaceae with eight known species). These are aquatic plants widespread over much of the world. The genus name was given in honour of Heinrich Bernhard Rupp, a German botanist (1688-1719). They are widespread outside of frigid zones and the tropics.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 61091.