Family · Monocots

Ruppiaceae

Ditch grasses

Single genus Ruppia of slender submerged herbs thriving in brackish and saline waters.

Accepted species: 12accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genus: 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈14 MaNeogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Asia-Temperatemost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Ruppia maritima

Its genus

Ruppia12 spp.

Where it grows

Asia-Temperate7
Australasia4
Southern America4
Africa4
Europe3
Northern America3
Asia-Tropical2
Antarctic1
Pacific1

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Ruppiaceae sits in the order Alismatales.