Podostemum

Podostemum
Podostemum ceratophyllum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Podostemaceae
Genus: Podostemum
Michx. (1803), nom. cons.
Species

11; see text

Synonyms
  • Crenias Spreng. (1827)
  • Devillea Tul. & Wedd. (1849)
  • Dicraea Tul. (1849), orth. var.
  • Dicraeia Thouars (1806), nom. superfl.
  • Mavaelia Trimen (1895), not validly publ.
  • Mniopsis Mart. (1824), nom. illeg.

Podostemum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Podostemaceae. It is an aquatic plant with threadlike roots that attaches to rocks. It includes 11 species native to the Americas, ranging from eastern Canada through the eastern and south-central United States, and from southern Mexico to northeastern Argentina.