Taxon Details: Juncaginaceae
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Family:

Juncaginaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Scientific Name:

Juncaginaceae
Accepted Name:

This name is currently accepted.
Common Names:

Arrow-grass Family
Description:

Number of genera: 3

Number of species: 15

Distribution (from PLANTAE): This family is subcosmopolitan, especially in its genus Triglochin which ranges all over the world with several species in Australia as well as the Mediterranean. Tetroncium and Maundia are endemic in South America, and so is Lilaea, which has now spread over the world.

Flora and Monograph Treatment(s):

Juncaginaceae: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.