Helanthium

Helanthium is a genus of plants in the Alismataceae, native to the Western Hemisphere. At present (May 2014), three species are recognized:^[2]

• Helanthium bolivianum (Rusby) Lehtonen & Myllys - southern Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America
• Helanthium tenellum (Mart. ex Schult.f.) J.G.Sm. in N.L.Britton - eastern United States (from Texas to Florida, north to Michigan and Massachusetts), southern Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America
• Helanthium zombiense (Jérémie) Lehtonen & Myllys - Jamaica, Island of Guadeloupe

Helanthium
Helanthium bolivianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Alismataceae
Genus:	Helanthium (Benth. & Hook.f.) Engelm. ex J.G.Sm.[1]
Type species
Helanthium tenellum (Mart. ex Schult. & Schult. f.) Britton.
Species
See text