Table 15.1 List of Aquatic Angiosperms of common occurrence. (Unadkat 2017)
Sr.
No. Botanical name
Common name Family
Morphoecological
group
1
Spirodela polyrrhiza (L.) Schleid. Duckweed
Araceae
Floating
2
Aponogeton natans (L.) Engl. &
K. Krause
Cape pond
weed
Aponogetanaceae Floating
3
Lemna trisulca L.
Star duckweed Araceae
Floating
4
Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.
Water spinach
Convolvulaceae
Floating
5
Ranunculus aquatilis
Watercrowfoot
Rananculaceae
Floating
6
Nymphoides indica (L.) Kuntze
Water
snowflake
Menyanthaceae
Floating
7
Hygroryza aristata (Retz.) Nees
ex Wight & Arn.
–
Poaceae
Floating
8
Echhornia crissepes
Water hyacinth Pontederiaceae
Floating
9
Pistia stratiotes
Water lettuce
Araceae
Floating
10
Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.
Indian lotus
Nelumbonaceae
Floating
anchored
11
Nymphea nouchali Burm.f.
Star lotus
Nymphaeaceae
Floating
anchored
11
Ceratophyllum submersum L.
Hornwort
Ceratophyllaceae
Submerged
12
Utricularia vulgaris L.
Bladderworts
Lentibulariaceae
Submerged
13
Zannichellia palustris L.
Horned
pondweed
Potamogetonaceae Submerged
14
Hydrilla verticillata (L. f.) Royle Waterweed
Hydrocharitaceae
Submerged
15
Vallisneria spiralis L.
Tap grass
Hydrocharitaceae
Submerged
16
Limnophyton obtusifolium (L.)
Miq.
Blunt
arrowhead
Alismataceae
Submerged
17
Gomphrena celosioides Mart.
Gomphrena
weed
Amaranthaceae
Submerged
18
Pomatogeton crispus L.
Curly leaf pond
weed
Potamogetonaceae Submerged
19
Potamogeton perfoliatus L.
Perfoliate
pondweed
Potamogetonaceae Submerged
20
Limnophila heterophylla
Marsh weeds
Plantagenaceae
Submerged
21
Sagittaria sagittifolia
Arrowhead
Alismataceae
Wetland
22
Chloris barbata Sw.
Windmill grass Poaceae
Wetland
23
Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.)
Willd
Egyptian grass Poaceae
Wetland
24
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Elephant’s ear
Araceae
Wetland
25
Amaranthus spinosus L.
Spiny
amaranth
Amaranthaceae
Wetland
26
Sphaeranthus indicus L.
Gork hmundi
Asteraceae
Wetland
27
Peristrophe paniculata (Forssk.)
Brummitt
Panicled
Foldwing
Acantharean
Wetland
28
Limnophila gratioloides R. Br.
–
Scrophulariaceae
Wetland
(continued)
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Sr.
No. Botanical name
Common name Family
Morphoecological
group
1
Spirodela polyrrhiza (L.) Schleid. Duckweed
Araceae
Floating
2
Aponogeton natans (L.) Engl. &
K. Krause
Cape pond
weed
Aponogetanaceae Floating
3
Lemna trisulca L.
Star duckweed Araceae
Floating
4
Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.
Water spinach
Convolvulaceae
Floating
5
Ranunculus aquatilis
Watercrowfoot
Rananculaceae
Floating
6
Nymphoides indica (L.) Kuntze
Water
snowflake
Menyanthaceae
Floating
7
Hygroryza aristata (Retz.) Nees
ex Wight & Arn.
–
Poaceae
Floating
8
Echhornia crissepes
Water hyacinth Pontederiaceae
Floating
9
Pistia stratiotes
Water lettuce
Araceae
Floating
10
Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.
Indian lotus
Nelumbonaceae
Floating
anchored
11
Nymphea nouchali Burm.f.
Star lotus
Nymphaeaceae
Floating
anchored
11
Ceratophyllum submersum L.
Hornwort
Ceratophyllaceae
Submerged
12
Utricularia vulgaris L.
Bladderworts
Lentibulariaceae
Submerged
13
Zannichellia palustris L.
Horned
pondweed
Potamogetonaceae Submerged
14
Hydrilla verticillata (L. f.) Royle Waterweed
Hydrocharitaceae
Submerged
15
Vallisneria spiralis L.
Tap grass
Hydrocharitaceae
Submerged
16
Limnophyton obtusifolium (L.)
Miq.
Blunt
arrowhead
Alismataceae
Submerged
17
Gomphrena celosioides Mart.
Gomphrena
weed
Amaranthaceae
Submerged
18
Pomatogeton crispus L.
Curly leaf pond
weed
Potamogetonaceae Submerged
19
Potamogeton perfoliatus L.
Perfoliate
pondweed
Potamogetonaceae Submerged
20
Limnophila heterophylla
Marsh weeds
Plantagenaceae
Submerged
21
Sagittaria sagittifolia
Arrowhead
Alismataceae
Wetland
22
Chloris barbata Sw.
Windmill grass Poaceae
Wetland
23
Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.)
Willd
Egyptian grass Poaceae
Wetland
24
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Elephant’s ear
Araceae
Wetland
25
Amaranthus spinosus L.
Spiny
amaranth
Amaranthaceae
Wetland
26
Sphaeranthus indicus L.
Gork hmundi
Asteraceae
Wetland
27
Peristrophe paniculata (Forssk.)
Brummitt
Panicled
Foldwing
Acantharean
Wetland
28
Limnophila gratioloides R. Br.
–
Scrophulariaceae
Wetland
(continued)
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