Hydrocharis laevigata (humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Byng & Christenh.

Species

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Characteristics

A perennial monoecious herb. It grows 0.1-0.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.3
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 10-12
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Distribution

Hydrocharis laevigata world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Spain, Guatemala, Haiti, Japan, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Taiwan, Province of China, Uruguay, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77182334-1
WFO ID wfo-0001427027
COL ID 8WWNN
BDTFX ID 87520
INPN ID 763754
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Synonyms

Hydrocharis stolonifera Hydromystria stolonifera Jalambicea repens Limnobium laevigatum Trianea bogotensis Hydrocharella echinospora Limnobium bogotense Limnobium sinclairii Limnobium stoloniferum Trianea neovisae Hydromystria laevigata Hydrocharis laevigata Hydromystria sinclairii Limnobium spongia subsp. laevigatum