Pistia stratiotes |
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Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial Hardiness zones: 9b-12 Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun Soil Moisture: aquatic Soil: no soil, mildly acidic to neutral Tolerances: light frost |
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Origins: Australia, NT, North Africa, Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, Indian Ocean Islands, India-Subcontinent, China-Korea-Taiwan, Tropical Asia, Pacific Islands, USA, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America Other Botanical Names: Apiospermum obcordatum, Limnonesis commutata, L. friedrichsthaliana, Pistia aegyptiaca, P. aethiopica, P. africana, P. amazonica, P. brasiliensis, P. commutata, P. crispata, P. cumingii, P. gardneri, P. horkeliana, P. leprieuri, P. linguiformis, P. m Other Common Names: Nile Cabbage, Shell Flower | ||||||||
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