BOTANY WITH BASICS OF HYDROBOTANY (AQUATIC PLANTS OF UKRAINE) - B.Ye. Yakubenko - 2011

X. SEED PLANTS

Order Typhales

Perennial rhizomatous herbs. Leaves alternate, distichous, sheathing at the base, with linear blades. Flowers small, unisexual, gathered into dense spikes, spadices, or globose heads. Fruits drupaceous, becoming nut-like upon drying, with a spongy mesocarp and a hard endocarp. The order comprises two families: Typhaceae and Sparganiaceae.

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