Hydatellaceae
E746061
Hydatellaceae is a small family of minute, aquatic flowering plants now recognized as early-diverging angiosperms, often found in ephemeral wetlands.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| APGIVPlacement | Nymphaeales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Nymphaeales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | some species locally rare or threatened due to habitat loss ⓘ |
| currentPlacement | early-diverging angiosperms ⓘ |
| discoveryHistory | long considered monocots before molecular reclassification ⓘ |
| distribution |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ tropical Asia ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | specialists of temporary aquatic habitats ⓘ |
| floralSex | unisexual or bisexual flowers depending on species ⓘ |
| floweringPlant | true ⓘ |
| flowerType | minute, highly reduced flowers ⓘ |
| growthForm | small, tufted aquatic herbs ⓘ |
| habitat |
ephemeral wetlands
ⓘ
shallow freshwater habitats ⓘ temporary pools ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Hydatella
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trithuria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| is | small family of minute aquatic flowering plants ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafMorphology | highly reduced, grass-like or scale-like leaves ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | annual or short-lived perennial ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme morphological reduction
ⓘ
historical misclassification as grasses or sedges ⓘ |
| order | Nymphaeales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | abiotic pollination predominates ⓘ |
| previousOrderAssignment | Poales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousPlacement | Monocots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the earliest-diverging lineages of extant angiosperms ⓘ |
| reproductiveSystem | mostly wind- or water-pollinated ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | water-dispersed seeds ⓘ |
| seedType | angiosperm seeds ⓘ |
| sizeDescription | plants only a few millimetres tall ⓘ |
| systematicsImportance | key group for understanding early angiosperm evolution ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Hydatella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterDependence | obligately aquatic or semi-aquatic ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.