Ceratophyllales is an order of flowering plants containing a single living family, Ceratophyllaceae, commonly called hornworts or coontails, which comprises one living genus, Ceratophyllum, with a cosmopolitan distribution. These are aquatic plants found in ponds, marshes, and quiet streams across both tropical and temperate regions.
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It is the only extant family in the order Ceratophyllales.
In Group: Basal Flowering Plant and Magnoliid Orders, Lead
Ceratophyllaceae is a cosmopolitan family of flowering plants including one living genus commonly found in ponds, marshes, and quiet streams in tropical and in temperate regions.
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