Scientific or common name:

Vallisneria asiatica Michx.

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HYDROCHARITACEAE - Tape-grass family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Vallisneria asiatica Michx.
Rank: species
See: ► Vallisneria americana Michx.

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Common names

U.S. name: American eelgrass

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Vallisneria americana Michx.
= Vallisneria neotropicalis Victorin
= Vallisneria spiralis auct. non L.
= Vallisneria spiralis L. var. asiatica (Michx.) Torr.

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Alismatidae
Order: Hydrocharitales
Family: Hydrocharitaceae
Genus: Vallisneria
Species:

1) Vallisneria americana Michx. 2) Vallisneria asiatica Michx. 3) Vallisneria gigantea Graebn. 4) Vallisneria neotropicalis Victorin 5) Vallisneria spiralis auct. non L. 6) Vallisneria spiralis L. var. asiatica (Michx.) Torr.

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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 (Hydrocharitaceae)
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1) Anacharis (egeria) 2) Apalanthe (waterweed) 3) Blyxa 4) Egeria 5) Elodea (waterweed) 6) Enhalus 7) Halophila (seagrass) 8) Hydrilla 9) Hydrocharis 10) Hydromystria (spongeplant) 11) Lagarosiphon (oxygen-weed) 12) Limnobium (spongeplant) 13) Najas (waternymph) 14) Nechamandra 15) Ottelia 16) Philotria (egeria) 17) Salvinia (spongeplant) 18) Stratiotes (water soldiers) 19) Thalassia 20) Udora (waterweed) 21) Vallisneria (eelgrass)

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Common names (Vallisneria)
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1) American eelgrass (Vallisneria americana) 2) Eelgrass (Vallisneria gigantea)

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More species:
1) Vallisneria neotropicalis Victorin [190]
2) Vallisneria spiralis auct. non L. [234]
3) Vallisneria spiralis L. var. asiatica (Michx.) Torr. [176]
4) Vancouveria brevicula Greene [95]
5) Vanda tricolor Hook. [323]
6) Vangueria edulis (Vahl) Vahl [155]
7) Vanilla vanilla (L.) Britton [91]
8) Varronia lima Desv. [194]
9) Veratrum album L. [1298]
10) Veratrum tenuipetalum A. Heller [306]

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