''Limosella'' is a genus of flowering plants known as mudworts. These are annual, largely
aquatic plant
Aquatic plants are plants that have adapted to living in aquatic environments (saltwater or freshwater). They are also referred to as hydrophytes or macrophytes to distinguish them from algae and other microphytes. A macrophyte is a plant that ...
s, found in muddy areas worldwide. Its phylogeny and biogeography are inferred from molecular data
[Ito, Y., Nr. Tanaka, D.C. Albach, A.S. Barfod, B. Oxelman, A.M. Muasya (2016) Molecular phylogeny of the cosmopolitan aquatic plant genus ''Limosella'' (Scrophulariaceae) with a particular focus on the origin of the Australasian ''L''. ''curdieana''. '' Journal of Plant Research']
doi: 10.1007/s10265-016-0872-6
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Selected species:
*'' Limosella acaulis'' - Owyhee mudwort
*'' Limosella aquatica'' - water mudwort
*'' Limosella australis'' - Welsh mudwort
*'' Limosella capensis''
*'' Limosella inflata''
*'' Limosella longiflora''
*'' Limosella major''
*'' Limosella pubiflora'' - Chiricahua Mountain mudwort
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment
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Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae genera