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|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
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--><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><!--

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|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>
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|references={{Treatment/Reference
|id=lourteig1964a
|text=Lourteig, A. 1964. Étude sur Limosella L. Publ. Comité Natl. Franç. Rech. Antarct. Biol. 1: 165–173.
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==Key==
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|-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]]
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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=lourteig1964a
|publication title=Sp. Pl.
|publication year=1753
|special status=
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|genus=Limosella
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