- Source: Hippuris
Hippuris, the mare's tail, was previously the sole genus in the family Hippuridaceae. Following genetic research by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, it has now been transferred to the family Plantaginaceae, with Hippuridaceae being reduced to a synonym of Plantaginaceae.
It includes one to three species depending on taxonomic interpretation. Some authorities only accept the first species of those listed below, treating the other two as synonyms of it:
Common mare's tail, Hippuris vulgaris
Mountain mare's tail, Hippuris montana
Fourleaf mare's tail, Hippuris tetraphylla
They are aquatic plants found in shallow ponds and streams, both slow-moving and fast-flowing. Hippuris, despite being a flowering plant, is sometimes mistakenly identified with the non-flowering plant horsetail.
References
"Hippuridaceae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
"Hippuris". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
External links
Distribution map, description, and picture of H. vulgaris
Description and picture of H. vulgaris Archived 2005-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
Hippuridaceae of Mongolia in FloraGREIF Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Tropisme
- Plantaginaceae
- Acrocercops
- Kumpai (tumbuhan)
- Hippuris
- Hippuris vulgaris
- Marestail
- Isis hippuris
- Horse tail
- Microcrambus hippuris
- Acrocercops hippuris
- Equisetum arvense
- Equisetum
- List of freshwater aquarium plant species
