Yerba de hicotea
Hygrophila costata Nees
Names
| English | Yerba de hicotea |
|---|---|
| Dutch | — |
| Spanish | — |
| Chinese | 显脉水蓑衣 |
| Scientific name | Hygrophila costata Nees |
About this species
Hygrophila costata, with the common names glush weed, gulf swampweed, and yerba de hicotea, is an aquatic plant.
The plant is endemic is native to Neotropic ecoregions. It is native to Florida, the Caribbean, southern Mexico, Central America, and South America.
This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, and is found in the Cerrado ecoregion of Brazil.
In addition, Hygrophila costata is an invasive and dominating species in several parts of the world included Australia because this plant is usually like a freshwater aquarium plant.
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Hygrophila costata es una especie de planta herbácea perteneciente a la familia de las acantáceas. Es nativa del Cerrado de Brasil, y usualmente se extiende desde el sur de México hasta Argentina. Esta planta es citada en Flora Brasiliensis por Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius. Además, H. costata es una especie invasora y dominante en varias partes del mundo, incluida Australia, porque esta planta es como una planta de acuario de agua dulce.
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Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Lamiales |
| Family | Acanthaceae |
| Genus | Hygrophila |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Sipaliwini7
- Saramacca2
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
Records by month
All years combined.
