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Hydrostachys

plant genus
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  • Hydrostachyaceae

    …of a single genus (Hydrostachys) of some 20 species. Most members of the family are aquatic herbs native to central and southern Africa and Madagascar. The leaves form rosettes that can be highly divided and usually have small scaly or fringed appendages. The unisexual flowers are very small and…

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    …of a single genus (Hydrostachys) of some 20 species. Most members of the family are aquatic herbs native to central and southern Africa and Madagascar. The leaves form rosettes that can be highly divided and usually have small scaly or fringed appendages. The unisexual flowers are very small and…

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