riverweed family
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riverweed — ☆ riverweed [riv′ər wēd΄] n. any of a genus (Podostemon, family Podostemaceae) of small, many branched, aquatic dicotyledonous plants (order Podostemales) adhering to stones by means of suckerlike roots … English World dictionary
riverweed — riv•er•weed [[t]ˈrɪv ərˌwid[/t]] n. pln any of several submerged aquatic plants of the genus Podostemum, family Podostemaceae, growing in rapid streams by clinging to stones with the roots • Etymology: 1665–75 … From formal English to slang
Podostemum ceratophyllum — ID 65663 Symbol Key POCE3 Common Name hornleaf riverweed Family Podostemaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC, ND, NH,… … USDA Plant Characteristics
Podostemaceae — Taxobox name = Riverweed family image caption = Mourera fluviatilis regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida subclassis = Rosidae ordo = Malpighiales subordo = Podostemineae familia = Podostemaceae familia authority =… … Wikipedia
Podostemaceae — ▪ plant family riverweed family of dicotyledonous flowering plants in the order Malpighiales, with 48 genera and 270 species of aquatic plants that look like mosses, liverworts, algae, and even lichens and live on rocks in rushing rivers… … Universalium
Malpighiales — ▪ plant order Introduction large order of flowering plants that includes 40 families, more than 700 genera, and almost 16,000 species. Many of the families are tropical and poorly known, but well known members of the order include Salicaceae (… … Universalium
Podostemum — ID 65662 Symbol Key PODOS Common Name riverweed Family Podostemaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA,… … USDA Plant Characteristics
Percidae — Taxobox name = Percidae image width = 250px image caption = Yellow perch ( Perca flavescens ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Percidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = Ammocrypta… … Wikipedia
Cape Fear Shiner — Conservation status Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1 … Wikipedia
Darter (fish) — Darters Leopard darter, Percina pantherina Scientific classification Kingdom: Animal … Wikipedia
