Lilaeopsis
Lilaeopsis is a genus of several species of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. Known commonly as grassworts or microswords. L. brasiliensis is used as a decorative plant for the foreground of aquaria.
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| Lilaeopsis occidentalis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apioideae |
| Tribe: | Oenantheae |
| Genus: | Lilaeopsis Greene |
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Species include:
- Lilaeopsis brasiliensis
- Lilaeopsis carolinensis – Carolina grasswort
- Lilaeopsis chinensis – Eastern grasswort
- Lilaeopsis masonii – Mudflat quillplant
- Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae
- Lilaeopsis occidentalis – Western grasswort
- Lilaeopsis schaffneriana
References
- Affolter, J. M. 1985. A monograph of the genus Lilaeopsis (Umbelliferae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 6:38.
- Gitte Petersen, James Affolte, A New Species of Lilaeopsis (Apiaceae) from Mauritius, Novon, Vol. 9, No. 1 (Spring, 1999), pp. 92–94 - describing L. mauritiana
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