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Alismatales
Showy and delicate flowers of the flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus).
The Alismataceae family, also known as the water plantain family, consists of 113 species and 17 genera. These freshwater flowering plants are part of the Alismatales order.1
Common genera within this family include:
- Alisma (water plantain)
- Echinodorus (burhead)
- Sagittaria (arrowhead)
While most members of the family are native to the Northern Hemisphere, they are widely distributed across tropical and temperate regions globally.1