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Shinnersia rivularis, known as the Rio Grande bugheal[2] or Mexican oak leaf plant, is an aquatic plant native to Texas, Coahuila, and Nuevo León.

Shinnersia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Eupatorieae
Genus:	Shinnersia R.M.King & H.Rob.
Species:	S. rivularis
Binomial name
Shinnersia rivularis (A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Synonyms[1]
Trichocoronis rivularis A.Gray

It is classified in tribe Eupatorieae within family Asteraceae.[3][4][1][5] It is thought to be related to two other aquatic genera in this tribe, Sclerolepis and Trichocoronis.[6] The roots live in the muck at the bottom of shallow slow-moving water (for example, along a stream), and the stem extends above the water slightly (less than 10 centimetres).[7][8]

Shinnersia is a common freshwater aquarium plant, and can sometimes be found having escaped cultivation.[9] The genus is named in honor of Lloyd H. Shinners of the Southern Methodist University.[3]

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