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Alismatales
Showy and delicate flowers of the flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus).
Plants in the Alismataceae family, which belong to the order Alismatales, are primarily freshwater, herbaceous plants. They typically grow in shallow water, swamps, or on muddy banks and wet sand.12
These plants are widely distributed across tropical and temperate regions throughout the Americas, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Europe. Depending on the specific species, they may grow submerged, floating, or emergent (growing above the water surface). By inhabiting these aquatic and semi-aquatic environments, they play an important ecological role by helping to stabilize shorelines and providing habitats for fish.132