Liparophyllum gunnii
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Liparophyllum gunnii, commonly known as alpine marshwort, is a species of aquatic flowering plants in the family Menyanthaceae. It is the type for the genus Liparophyllum. It is a wetland plant having a rhizomatous root structure and alternate linear leaves. Its flowers occur singly, are five-petalled, and white. Flowers bud and open from December to February; fruits form from December through April. L. gunnii is indigenous to Tasmania[1] and New Zealand.[2]
The specific epithet "gunnii" honors Ronald Campbell Gunn,[3] the collector of the type specimen of this plant.[4]