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Perennial, aquatic to terrestrial.
Stem: buried, corm-like, 2–3-lobed, corky, brown.
Leaf: simple, in grass-like tufts, spirally arranged on stem top, erect to spreading, < 30 cm, linear above base.
Sporangium: solitary, embedded in wide leaf base, < 1 cm, ± covered by a translucent membrane, male or female; male spores > 10000, < 0.045 mm, ± bean-shaped, gray or brown in mass; female spores 20–200, 0.2–0.7 mm, spheric, white, ± smooth, ridged, tubercled, or prickly.
1 genus, 200+ species: worldwide. [Taylor et al. 1993 FNANM 2:64–75] —Scientific Editors: Alan R. Smith, Thomas J. Rosatti.
Unabridged references: [Pfeiffer 1922 Ann Missouri Bot Gard 9:79–233]
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Citation for an individual treatment: [Author of taxon treatment] [year]. [Taxon name] in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, [URL for treatment]. Accessed on [month, day, year].
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