Description:
Aquatic plants
Flowers perfect (bisexual), or imperfect (unisexual), not showy.
Stems stiff and erect emerging from the water.
Leaves whorled.
Natural History:
Closely related to the Haloragaceae (Water-milfoil Family). They used to be one.
Apparently only three very closely related species worldwide. Some taxonomists consider them all subspecies of H.vugaris.
Family Size:
World:
Genera: 1
Species: 3
North America:
Genera: 1
Species: 3
Yukon:
Genera: 1
Species: 3
Central Yukon:(CYSIP study area)
Genera: 1
Species: 1
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