Scientific or common name:

Helianthium tenellum (Mart. ex Schult. f.) Britton

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ALISMATACEAE - Water-plantain family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Helianthium tenellum (Mart. ex Schult. f.) Britton
Rank: species
See: ► Echinodorus tenellus (Mart. ex Schult. f.) Buchenau

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Common names

U.S. name: Mudbabies

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Echinodorus tenellus (Mart. ex Schult. f.) Buchenau
= Echinodorus parvulus Engelm.
= Echinodorus tenellus (Mart. ex Schult. f.) Buchenau var. latifolius (Seub.) Fassett
= Echinodorus tenellus (Mart. ex Schult. f.) Buchenau var. parvulus (Engelm.) Fassett
= Helianthium parvulum (Engelm.) Britton

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Alismatidae
Order: Alismatales
Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Helianthium
Species:

1) Helianthium parvulum (Engelm.) Britton 2) Helianthium tenellum (Mart. ex Schult. f.) Britton

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OK, SC, TX, VA), USA+ (PR)


Map for Helianthium tenellum (Mart. ex Schult. f.) Britton
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Alismataceae)
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1) Alisma (water plantain) 2) Baldellia (waterplantain) 3) Damasonium 4) Echinodorus (burhead) 5) Helianthium (burhead) 6) Lophotocarpus (arrowhead) 7) Machaerocarpus (damasonium) 8) Sagittaria (arrowhead)

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Common names (Helianthium)
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1) Mudbabies (Helianthium parvulum)

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More species:
1) Helianthus alienus E.E. Watson [191]
2) Helianthus angustifolius L. [874]
3) Helianthus angustifolius L. var. planifolius Fernald [153]
4) Helianthus annuus L. ssp. jaegeri (Heiser) Heiser [156]
5) Helianthus annuus L. ssp. texanus Heiser [206]
6) Helianthus annuus L. var. texanus (Heiser) Shinners [94]
7) Helianthus atrorubens L. var. pubescens Kuntze [176]
8) Helianthus dalyi Britton [131]
9) Helianthus deserticola Heiser [164]
10) Helianthus grosseserratus M. Martens ssp. maximus R.W. Long [142]

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