Limosella

Limosella
Limosella aquatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Tribe: Limoselleae
Genus: Limosella
L. (1753)
Species

16; see text

Synonyms
  • Danubiunculus Sailer (1845)
  • Mutafinia Raf. (1833)
  • Plantaginella Hill (1756)
  • Ygramela Raf. (1833)

Limosella is a genus of flowering plants known as mudworts. These are annual, largely aquatic plants, found in muddy areas worldwide. Its phylogeny and biogeography are inferred from molecular data.