Sparguntiaceae

Sparguntiaceae is a botanical family name that has appeared in some historical classifications of vascular plants. Like other -aceae names, it is formed from a stem derived from a genus name and is associated with a proposed grouping of related genera. When used, Sparguntiaceae would have a type genus from which the family name is derived; however, the precise circumscription and included genera have varied among authors over time.

In earlier taxonomic treatments, Sparguntiaceae was proposed to encompass a small group of aquatic or marsh-adapted plants, and its recognition reflected the classification frameworks then in use. Despite these proposals, there has been little consensus on which genera belong to the family, and the name has not achieved stable, widespread acceptance in modern systems.

In contemporary plant systematics, Sparguntiaceae is generally regarded as obscure or deprecated. Many current authorities do not recognize it as a valid, independently circumscribed family, and some sources treat it as a synonym or as an unresolved name that requires clarification. As a result, genera historically associated with Sparguntiaceae are typically placed within other, more widely accepted families depending on the taxonomic framework being followed.

Because the status and composition of Sparguntiaceae are unsettled and not widely used, researchers encountering the name are advised to verify with up-to-date taxonomic databases and the primary literature in which the family was proposed. This helps prevent confusion arising from historical classifications that have since fallen out of common use.