Cycnogeton alcockiae

Cycnogeton alcockiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Juncaginaceae
Genus: Cycnogeton
Species: C. alcockiae
Binomial name
Cycnogeton alcockiae
(Aston) Mering & Kadereit
Synonyms[1]

Triglochin alcockiae Aston [2]

Cycnogeton alcockiae, also known as southern water-ribbons, Alcock's water-ribbons or dwarf water-ribbons, is a plant in the arrowgrass family native to south-eastern Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria. It is found in freshwater and brackish wetland communities, in pools, swamps and the margins of streams, where it grows to about 20 cm in height. The fruit is a papery capsule.[3]

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