Hydrocharitaceae
14 species
Aquatic flowering plants including waterweed and frogbit; some species used in aquariums and water gardens.
Blyxa aubertii var. echinosperma
Edible: Leaves
Blyxa echinosperma
Edible: Leaves
Blyxa japonica
Edible: Leaves
Blyxa quadricostata
Edible: Leaves
Enhalus acoroides
Sea Fruit
Edible: Seeds, Fruit
Hydrocharis chevalieri
African frogbite
Edible: Roots - salt
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
European frogbit
Edible: Leaves
Ottelia alismoides
Pond Lettuce
Edible: Leaves as condiment, Spice, Fruit, Flower stalks, Flowers, Seeds, Stems - tea
Ottelia cordata
Ottelia ulvifolia
Water lettuce
Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Seeds, Vegetable
Vallisneria americana
Water celery, River ribbons
Edible: Leaves
Vallisneria nana
Cat Weed, Ribbonweed
Edible: Leaves, Tubers, Root
Vallisneria natans
Edible: Leaves
Vallisneria spiralis
Eel grass, Tape-grass, Wild celery
Edible: Leaves, Vegetable