Elatine is one of only two genera in the plant family Elatinaceae, the waterwort family. It contains about 25 species of aquatic plants known generally as waterworts. These are annual or perennial plants found in wet areas worldwide.

Elatine
Elatine hexandra
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Elatinaceae
Genus: Elatine
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Species

About 25 - see text

As of December 2021, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Elatine L.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2021-12-24
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