See text Villarsia is a genus of aquatic flowering plants in the family Menyanthaceae.

The genus is named for the French botanist Dominique Villars (1745–1814).

The inflorescence is a branched panicle with numerous flowers.

Flowers are five-parted, either yellow or white, and the petals are adorned with wings.

[1] Villarsia is largely restricted to Australia, but some species are found in Southeast Asia, and V. capensis and others exist in South Africa.