Limnobium submolle

(Limnobium submolle)

Description

Limnobium, common names spongeplant and American frogbit, is a group of aquatic plants in the Hydrocharitaceae described as a genus in 1814 It is widespread in freshwater environments in Latin America, the West Indies, and the United States.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum:

Class: Bryopsida

Order:Hypnales

Family:Hypnaceae

Genus:Hypnales

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