Hygrophila Polysperma
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General Description
- Common Names - Synonyms
- Dwarf Hygrophila, Miramar weed, Indian waterweed
- Order
- Lamiales
- Genus
- Hygrophila
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Origin - Distribution
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- South Asia
- Level of Difficulty
- Beginner / Easy
- Height
- 50-60cm (19.6-23.6 Inches) High
- Width
- 0-10cm (0-3.9 Inches) Wide
- Growth Rate
- Fast
- Light Requirements
- Low Light (15-35 PAR)
- Co2 Requirements
- No (Low light)
- Temperature Tolerance
- 4 to 30
- Plant Type
- Stem Plant
- Carbonate Hardness (dKH)
- 2 to 15
- Can Be Grown Emmersed?
- Yes
Distribution
H. polysperma is native to Tropical Asia, and has been found in the regions of: India, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. In India, H. polysperma is found in wet areas to an altitude of 1600m. It is also present in southern China, and is very rare in the lowlands of Taiwan.
H. polysperma is currently naturalized in Florida and Texas in the southern United States, and has also established in northern Mexico. H. polysperma has been reported in the past as being established as far north as Virginia, though the current status of this population in unknown. H. polysperma has recently been reported in Europe for the first time, where plants were found in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
H. polysperma is currently naturalized in Florida and Texas in the southern United States, and has also established in northern Mexico. H. polysperma has been reported in the past as being established as far north as Virginia, though the current status of this population in unknown. H. polysperma has recently been reported in Europe for the first time, where plants were found in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
