View source for Limosella ← Limosella You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Limosella |accepted_authority=Linnaeus |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Sp. Pl. |place=2: 631. 1753 |year=1753 }} |common_names=Mudwort |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Scrophulariaceae;Limosella |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Scrophulariaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Limosella]]</div></div> |etymology=Latin limosus, full of mud, and -ella, diminutive, alluding to habitat |volume=Volume 17 |mention_page=page 324, 325 |treatment_page=page 338 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Herbs,</b> annual [perennial], aquatic or paludal; stolons present. <b>Stems</b> stoloniferous, prostrate or ascending, glabrous. <b>Leaves</b> basal, opposite, sometimes rosulate; stipules absent; petiole present or absent; blade fleshy or not, leathery or not, margins entire. <b>Inflorescences</b> axillary, flowers solitary; bracts absent. <b>Pedicels</b> present; bracteoles present or absent. <b>Flowers</b> bisexual; chasmogamous flowers emergent; sepals [4]5, calyx radially or slightly bilaterally symmetric, campanulate, lobes lanceolate to triangular; petals [4]5, corolla white, pink, pale purple, or lavender, slightly bilaterally symmetric, campanulate, not saccate, abaxial lobes 3, adaxial 2; stamens 4, adnate near mouth of corolla, didynamous or equal, filaments glabrous, staminode 0; ovary 2-locular proximally, 1-locular distally, placentation free-central; stigma capitate or slightly 2-lobed. <b>Fruits</b> capsules, ellipsoid to globular, dehiscence septicidal. <b>Seeds</b> 3–200, yellow to dark brown, fusiform or cylindric, wings absent.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=nearly worldwide. |discussion=<p>Species 15 (2 in the flora).</p><!-- --><p>Interpretations of morphological and molecular data place <i>Limosella</i> in Scrophulariaceae near the African genera formerly classified as Manuleae Bentham & Hooker f. (P. Kornhall and B. Bremer 2004). <i>Limosella</i> is in need of revision; the characters often used for identification are variable or difficult to observe.</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><div class="treatment-key"> ==Key== <div class="treatment-key-group"> {| class="wikitable fna-keytable" |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Corolla lobes acute; stamens attached at different levels; styles 0.2–0.4 mm; leaf blades spatulate to linear; young leaves with auriculate sheaths at bases. |[[Limosella aquatica|Limosella aquatica]] |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Corolla lobes rounded; stamens attached at same level; styles 1 mm; leaf blades linear to filiform; young leaves with tapering sheaths at bases. |[[Limosella australis|Limosella australis]] |} </div></div><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Limosella |author=Kerry A. Barringer |authority=Linnaeus |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Scrophulariaceae |illustrator=Barbara Alongi |illustration copyright=Flora of North America Association |distribution=nearly worldwide. |reference=None |publication title=Sp. Pl. |publication year=1753 |special status= |source xml=https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/eaa6e58056e40c9ef614d8f47aea294977a1a5e9/coarse_grained_fna_xml/V17/V17_33.xml |genus=Limosella }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Scrophulariaceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Scrophulariaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Template:Treatment/Reference (view source) Return to Limosella.