Hydrocharitaceae Family — Genera & Species
Hydrocharitaceae is a plant family. PlantoScan has care guides for 52 species in 14 genera of this family. Pick a genus to see its species, or start with the notable species below.
Notable Hydrocharitaceae species
Nuttall's Waterweed
Elodea nuttallii
Ursula ZinkoCC0PlantoScan
Heart-shaped seagrass
Halophila decipiens
Robin WhiteCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Engelmann's seagrass
Halophila engelmannii
Lexi AmicoCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Water-weed
Hydrilla verticillata
Stanislav MurashkinCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Spiny Naiad
Najas marina
Trond BaugenCC BY 4.0PlantoScanresized
Spiny Ottelia
Ottelia muricata
National Geographic Okavango Wilderness ProjectCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Turtle Grass
Thalassia testudinum
AI generated
American Eelgrass
Vallisneria americana
no rights reservedCC0 1.0iNaturalist
Hawaiian seagrass
Halophila hawaiiana
Thomas IrvineCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Sea Hyssop
Halophila major
呂一起(Lyu yi-chi)CC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
- NoneAppertiella hexandraPlantoScan
None
Appertiella hexandra
- Aubert's BlyxaBlyxa aubertiiPlantoScan
Aubert's Blyxa
Blyxa aubertii
Genera in the Hydrocharitaceae family
- Najas19 species · e.g. Spiny Naiad
- Halophila9 species · e.g. Heart-shaped seagrass
- Elodea4 species · e.g. Nuttall's Waterweed
- Ottelia4 species · e.g. Spiny Ottelia
- Blyxa3 species · e.g. Aubert's Blyxa
- Hydrocharis3 species
- Thalassia2 species · e.g. Turtle Grass
- Vallisneria2 species · e.g. American Eelgrass
- Appertiella1 species · e.g. None
- Enhalus1 species · e.g. Tape Grass
- Hydrilla1 species · e.g. Water-weed
- Lagarosiphon1 species · e.g. African Elodea
- Nechamandra1 species
- Stratiotes1 species · e.g. Water Soldier
See also the plant genera A–Z and the complete plant care guide.