Aquatic

The following is a list of cultivated species which at least some of the time possess this spot-character.

Plants growing on or under water, free-floating, or if rooted in the soil then not growing more than a few cm above the water level, lying flat upon the mud during dry periods and not self supporting.

FamilySpeciesComment
Araceae Pistia stratiotes
Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae Aeschynomene fluitans
Limnocharitaceae Hydrocleys nymphoides
Number of species: 3


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: List of cultivated species with each spot-character: Aquatic.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species-spot-display.php?spot_id=6, retrieved 28 March 2024

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