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Azolla caroliniana
Carolina azolla occurs naturally in North, Central and South America. It has been acclimatized in Europe and is distributed in two areas in Asia. It is very rare in Europe.
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Azolla caroliniana
Carolina azolla (Azolla caroliniana) - description, species, photos, care, keeping, transplanting, pests, propagation - Azolla
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Typha
Monoecious perennial aquatic or marsh herbs 2 to 4 m high, with long thick creeping rhizomes.
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Trapa natans
Grows in lakes, backwaters and oxbow lakes of slow-flowing rivers, reaching up to 5 m in length. The plant has a characteristic fruit that externally resembles a bull's head, with a single large starchy seed. For this s…
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Utricularia vulgaris
Common bladderwort (Utricularia vulgaris) – a perennial aquatic plant of the genus Utricularia, family Utriculariaceae
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Ludwigia repens
Creeping Ludwigia is a long-stemmed plant with glossy oval leaves, dark green above and reddish-lilac beneath.
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Potamogeton crispus
These plants are entirely submerged in water; only during flowering do the small yellowish flowers, gathered in spikes, rise above the water and are wind-pollinated.
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Cyperus alternifolius
Grows in shallow bodies of water. In greenhouses it reaches 2–2.5 m in height. Grows well indoors in pots with trays, where water must be kept constantly.
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Polygonum orientale L.
An annual herbaceous plant up to 200 cm tall. Flowers small, red, borne in paniculate, drooping inflorescences. It bears fruit.
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Elodea canadensis
It sends out long, heavily branched stems that grow extremely rapidly and often reach lengths of more than two metres. The stem, initially floating, easily takes root, producing long white roots up to 40 cm.
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Aponogeton elongatus
Elongated Aponogeton - an attractive, very large plant with long slightly wavy bright green leaves reaching up to 1.5 m in length.
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Potamogeton natans
The most noticeable are pondweeds with floating leaves. One is even called the floating pondweed (P. natans) with glossy, lacquer-like, oval leaves floating on the surface.
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Salvinia natans
Floating salvinia, lat. Salvínia nátans — a small fern floating on the surface of bodies of water from the family Salviniaceae (Salviniaceae).
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Butomus umbellatus
The flowering rush is a fairly large perennial plant with a long, thick horizontal monopodial rhizome, on the lower side of which numerous roots develop, and on the upper side two rows of three-angled linear leaves are …
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Marsilea quadrifolia
A fern with uniquely shaped leaves borne on a creeping rhizome that spreads across the substrate surface. The plant's height under aquarium conditions usually does not exceed 10–12 cm.
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Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
Perennial plant. Leaves rounded, cordately notched at the base, resembling water-lily leaves reduced in size, reaching 2.5–5 cm in diameter. Numerous fleshy roots with air cavities extend downward from the short stem.
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Vallisneria gigantea
Giant vallisneria is a large plant with linear leaves of bright or dark green color reaching lengths of more than 1 m. Giant vallisneria should be kept in a large-volume aquarium.
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Nymphaea gigantea Hook
A day-blooming plant with a large flower. Flowers are blue, purplish-pink, rarely white. Grows well in deep warm water and a nutrient-rich soil mix.
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Trollius
Derived from the German word 'Trollblume' — troll flower. According to folk belief, these plants were favorites of the fairy forest creatures — trolls.
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Najas guadelupensis
Genus: Najas. The entire plant is submerged. Whorls of leaves occur on a long brittle stem. Sometimes the leaves are opposite.
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Aptenia cordifolia
This plant, a succulent, is adapted to survive in arid conditions. It stores and retains moisture in its fleshy leaves and stems. In its native South Africa (zones: 9-11) it grows as a perennial.
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Heteranthera zosterifolia
Heteranthera (sharp-leaved) is a very delicate long-stemmed plant with light-green narrow leaves. Stems can reach 40–50 cm in length, but Heteranthera is more suitable for a small aquarium with a low water level.
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Hippuris
Hippuris is an amphibious emerald-green perennial with creeping rhizomes and erect simple stems up to 50 cm or more in height.
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Ceratophyllum
The depth at which hornwort grows varies. This is due to the plant being shade-loving and sensitive to light (experiments have shown that under bright illumination the plant dies), and therefore it "chooses" the depth t…
