Ammannia
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Ammannia is a genus of aquatic and semi-aquatic flowering plants commonly found in wetlands and shallow waters worldwide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ammannia canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Asterids ⓘ Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | ammannia ⓘ |
| distribution |
subtropical regions
ⓘ
temperate regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
aquatic vegetation component
ⓘ
habitat for aquatic invertebrates ⓘ |
| family | Lythraceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Carl Linnaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
pink
ⓘ
purple ⓘ reddish ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | radial symmetry ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fruitType | capsule ⓘ |
| growthForm | herbaceous plant ⓘ |
| habitat |
marshes
ⓘ
rice fields ⓘ shallow freshwater bodies ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
aquatic
ⓘ
flowering plant ⓘ semi-aquatic ⓘ |
| hasSeed | small seeds ⓘ |
| includedInPublication | Species Plantarum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | opposite leaves ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Johann Ammann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Ammannia auriculata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ammannia coccinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Ammannia gracilis NERFINISHED ⓘ Ammannia senegalensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Myrtales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination |
insect-pollinated
ⓘ
self-pollination possible ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction via flowers ⓘ |
| rootType | fibrous roots ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| tolerates |
periodic flooding
ⓘ
waterlogged soils ⓘ |
| usedAs | aquarium plant ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1753 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.