Alismatales

Alismatales
Alisma plantago-aquatica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
R.Br. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Families

See Taxonomy

Snake lily (Dracunculus vulgaris) of family Araceae in Crete, Greece.
Ottelia alismoides from family Hydrocharitaceae in Hyderabad, India.

The Alismatales (alismatids) are an order of flowering plants including about 4,500 species. Plants assigned to this order are mostly tropical or aquatic. Some grow in fresh water, some in marine habitats. The order includes the taro plant, Colocasia esculenta, an important food crop.

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