Echinodorus

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin echinus (“hedgehog, sea urchin”) +‎ Ancient Greek δορός (dorós, “leather bag”), describing the plant's seedpods. === Proper noun === Echinodorus m A taxonomic genus within the family Alismataceae – burhead, of the Americas. ==== Usage notes ==== In 2018, genetic analysis reclassified many species formerly included in Echinodorus under the new genus Aquarius, leaving only the type species, Echinodorus berteroi. Many of these species are popular aquarium plants, and the former Echinodorus classifications of plants such as radican sword have remained in common use outside of taxonomy. ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Echinodorus berteroi (upright burhead, cellophane sword) – type species ==== Descendants ==== → Russian: эхинодо́рус (exinodórus) === References === Echinodorus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Echinodorus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Echinodorus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons