water poppy | |
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Hydrocleys martii | |
Hydrocleys nymphoides Curtis's Botanical Magazine (1833) |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Alismataceae |
Genus: |
Hydrocleys Rich. |
Type species | |
Hydrocleys commersonii (syn of H. nymphoides) Rich. |
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Species | |
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Hydrocleys is a genus of aquatic plants in the Alismataceae, native to the Western Hemisphere, though one is naturalized elsewhere and sold as an ornamental for decorative ponds and artificial aquatic habitats. At present (May 2014), five species are recognized: