Diversity of biomorphs of aquatic higer plants of European Russia

Study of life form (biomorph) diversity of terrestrial and water vascular plants is based on different approaches. In this connection the main principles of differentiation of the aquatic plant group and approaches to the classification of their biomorphs are considered. 110 species of hydrophytes, gelophyts or amphibious plants on European Russia territory fall under the category of aquatic vascular plants. Classification of aquatic plants life forms including 19 biomorphs and similar to the classification scheme for terrestrial plants is proposed. The majority of these biomorphs are creeping herbs and herbs with stolones.

hydrophytes, gelophyts, aquaticplants, life forms, classification