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Alismatales
Showy and delicate flowers of the flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus).
Species of the genus Aponogeton (the only genus in the family Aponogetonaceae) are naturally found in the fresh waters of the Paleotropics and South Africa.1
While some species, such as the Cape pondweed (Aponogeton distachyos), are specifically native to South Africa, the genus as a whole is distributed across the Old World. These aquatic herbs are frequently utilized as ornamental plants in aquariums and pools.2341