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Superorder Hygrophila Info
Hygrophila is a taxonomic superorder of air-breathing freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks within the clade Panpulmonata.... (Wikipedia)
Hygrophila - Photo (c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bart Wursten CC
Genus Hygrophila Info
Hygrophila, commonly known as swampweeds, is a genus of flowering plants in the acanthus family, Acanthaceae. There are about 80 to 100 species, of which many are aquatic plants. The genus is distributed across the tropical and subtropical world. It is one of only two genera in its family that contains aquatic plants, the other being Justicia. The genus is treated in the tribe Hygrophileae, which is noted as being in need of revision at the... (Wikipedia)
Alligatorweed Flea Beetle - Photo (c) 豆豆, all rights reserved, uploaded by 豆豆 C
Alligatorweed Flea Beetle (Agasicles hygrophila) Info
Agasicles hygrophila is a species of leaf beetle known by the common name alligator weed flea beetle. It has been used successfully as an agent of biological pest control against the noxious aquatic plant known as alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides). (Wikipedia)
Kokilasha - Photo (c) Santosh Dalvi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Santosh Dalvi CC
Kokilasha (Hygrophila auriculata) Info
Hygrophila auriculata (Sanskrit: gokaṇṭa, kokilākṣa) is a herbaceous, medicinal plant in the acanthus family that grows in marshy places and is native to tropical Asia and Africa. In India it is commonly known as or gokulakanta in Sri Lanka as neeramulli. (Wikipedia)
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Gulf Swampweed (Hygrophila lacustris) Info
Hygrophila costata, with the common names glush weed, gulf swampweed, and yerba de hicotea, is an aquatic plant (Wikipedia)
Indian Swampweed - Photo (c) Andy Blair, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Andy Blair CC
Indian Swampweed (Hygrophila polysperma) Info
Hygrophila polysperma, commonly known as dwarf hygrophila, dwarf hygro, Miramar weed, Indian swampweed or Indian waterweed, is an aquatic plant in the acanthus family. It is native to Bangladesh, India, China and Malaysia, and has also been introduced to the US states of Florida, Texas and possibly Virginia. It is listed on the Federal Noxious Weed List in the US and is illegal to import and sell in a number of states including Kansas and South... (Wikipedia)
Hygrophila costata - Photo (c) Alvin Diamond, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alvin Diamond CC
Hygrophila costata Info
Hygrophila costata, with the common names glush weed, gulf swampweed, and yerba de hicotea, is an aquatic plant (Wikipedia)
Water Wisteria - Photo (c) Steven Nichols, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) CC
Water Wisteria (Hygrophila difformis) Info
Hygrophila difformis, commonly known as water wisteria (though it is not closely related to true wisteria), is an aquatic plant in the acanthus family. It is found in marshy habitats on the Indian subcontinent in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal. It grows to a height of 20 to 50 cm with a width of 15 to 25 cm. (Wikipedia)
Giant Hygro - Photo (c) Damon Moore, all rights reserved, uploaded by Damon Moore C
Giant Hygro (Hygrophila corymbosa) Info
Hygrophila corymbosa, commonly known as temple plant, starhorn or giant hygro, is an aquatic plant in the acanthus family. It is native to South East Asia, but is grown worldwide in tropical aquariums. The plant naturally grows as an emergent, but it can survive long periods fully submerged. (Wikipedia)