Cycnogeton alcockiae
Cycnogeton alcockiae, also known as southern water-ribbons, Alcock's water-ribbons or dwarf water-ribbons, is a plant in the arrowgrass family native to south-eastern Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria. It is found in freshwater and brackish wetland communities, in pools, swamps and the margins of streams, where it grows to about 20 cm in height. The fruit is a papery capsule.[3]
| Cycnogeton alcockiae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Juncaginaceae |
| Genus: | Cycnogeton |
| Species: | C. alcockiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cycnogeton alcockiae (Aston) Mering & Kadereit | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Triglochin alcockiae Aston [2] | |
References
Notes
- "Cycnogeton alcockiae (Aston) Mering & Kadereit". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 June 2017 – via The Plant List.
- Muelleria 8(1): 85 (1993).
- Understorey Network.
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