Habit: herb
Important diagnostics: aquatic plants
Taxon group: monocots
Stem: bulbous, rhizome
Plant: monoecious, dioecious
Leaf: position: distichous, basal, spiral
Flowers: sexuality: bisexual, polygamous
Flowers: sepal number/calyx lobes: 3
Flowers: petal number/corolla lobes: 3
Stamen: number: 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10+
Pistil: carpel: 6+
Pistil: ovule: 1 per locule, 2 per locule
Fruit: types and characters: a nut (incl. achene, caryopsis, schizocarp, pyrene, etc.)
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Dictionary of The Families & Genera of Chinese Seed Plants: Link
Vascular Plant Type Catalog at NYBG: Link
