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Alismataceae| Family of about 13 genera and 80 species of plants, usually marsh plants or floating-leaved aquatics. They are monocotyledons with distinct sepals and petals, both three in number. The carpels are separate, and often numerous. |
| The family is like Ranunculaceae in some ways, possibly indicating a common evolutionary origin of monocotyledons and dicotyledons. |
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