Egeria
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Hydrocharitaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Genus Description - Much like Elodea, but the fls more showy, nectariferous, and insect- pollinated; pet much longer than the sep; dioecious; fls of both sexes elevated to the surface by the slender, pedicel-like hypanthium; staminate spathes 2–4-fld; staminate fls with 9 distinct stamens and a small central nectary; filaments elongate; anthers short, each pollen-sac opening longitudinally, not explosive; pistillate spathes split half way down one side; style deeply trifid, each segment deeply 2–3-cleft and with a small nectary externally at the base of each lobe; lower lvs opposite or ternate, the others in whorls of 4–8. 2, S. Amer.