Elatine americana
A species in the Elatinaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Elatinaceae
- Genus
- Elatine
- Species
- Elatine americana
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1830
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Elatine americana. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
7 synonyms in this snapshot
- Alsinastrum americanumName author: (Pursh) Torr. & A.Gray ex Rupr.
- Cryptina minimaName author: Nutt.
- Elatine americana var. callitricheName author: Hook.f.
- Elatine triandra subsp. americanaName author: (Pursh) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Elatine triandra var. americanaName author: (Pursh) Fassett
- Peplis americanaName author: Pursh
- Potamopitys americanaName author: (Pursh) Kuntze
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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