Alismatales
Order of herbaceous flowering plants of marshy and aquatic habitats / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Alismatales (alismatids) are an order of flowering plants including about 4,500 species. Plants assigned to this order are mostly tropical or aquatic. Some grow in fresh water, some in marine habitats. Perhaps the most important food crop in the order is the taro plant, Colocasia esculenta.
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Alismatales | |
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Alisma plantago-aquatica | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales R.Br. ex Bercht. & J.Presl[1] |
Families | |
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