Shinnersia | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Eupatorieae |
Genus: |
Shinnersia R.M.King & H.Rob. |
Species: | S. rivularis
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Binomial name | |
Shinnersia rivularis (A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob.
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Synonyms [1] | |
Trichocoronis rivularis A.Gray |
Shinnersia rivularis, known as the Rio Grande bugheal [2] or Mexican oak leaf plant, is an aquatic plant native to Texas, Coahuila, and Nuevo León.
It is classified in tribe Eupatorieae within family Asteraceae. [3] [4] [1] [5] It is thought to be related to two other aquatic genera in this tribe, Sclerolepis and Trichocoronis. [6] The roots live in the muck at the bottom of shallow slow-moving water (for example, along a stream), and the stem extends above the water slightly (less than 10 centimetres). [7] [8]
Shinnersia is a common freshwater aquarium plant, and can sometimes be found having escaped cultivation. [9] The genus is named in honor of Lloyd H. Shinners of the Southern Methodist University. [3]