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| Aponogeton (Aponogetonaceae) 4b:13 |
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| The only
species of the family Apogetonaceae in Tasmania is a naturalised species of
Aponogeton.
Aponogeton distachyos (Water Hawthorn) is a rooted aquatic, with
leaves with long petioles and large, parallel-veined oblong or
elliptical blades that float on the surface of the water. The
flowers are in an inflorescence that also floats on the water on a
long stalk. The inflorescence has two branches, each bearing several
flowers - the flowers are sessile and comprise a single, white petal
a few cm long and a cluster of stamens and carpels. |
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