Hydrostachys
Hydrostachys is a genus of about 22 species of flowering plants native to Madagascar and southern and central Africa. It is the only genus in the family Hydrostachyaceae. All species of Hydrostachys are aquatic, growing on rocks in fast-moving water. They have tuberous roots, usually pinnately compound leaves, and highly reduced flowers on dense spikes.
22 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Hydrostachys polymorpha
speciesHydrostachys polymorpha
Hydrostachys imbricata
speciesHydrostachys imbricata
Hydrostachys plumosa
speciesHydrostachys plumosa
Hydrostachys fimbriata
speciesHydrostachys fimbriata
Hydrostachys verruculosa
speciesHydrostachys verruculosa
Hydrostachys longifida
speciesHydrostachys longifida
Hydrostachys multifida
speciesHydrostachys multifida
Hydrostachys angustisecta
speciesHydrostachys angustisecta
Hydrostachys bismarckii
speciesHydrostachys bismarckii
Hydrostachys decaryi
speciesHydrostachys decaryi
Hydrostachys distichophylla
speciesHydrostachys distichophylla
Hydrostachys insignis
speciesHydrostachys insignis
Hydrostachys lufirensis
speciesHydrostachys lufirensis
Hydrostachys lukungensis
speciesHydrostachys lukungensis
Hydrostachys maximus
speciesHydrostachys maximus
Hydrostachys monoicus
speciesHydrostachys monoicus
Hydrostachys myriophylla
speciesHydrostachys myriophylla
Hydrostachys stolonifera
speciesHydrostachys stolonifera
Hydrostachys triaxialis
speciesHydrostachys triaxialis
Hydrostachys trifaria
speciesHydrostachys trifaria
Hydrostachys flabellifera
speciesHydrostachys flabellifera
Hydrostachys perrieri
speciesHydrostachys perrieri
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 439074.