Hygrophila costata
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Hygrophila costata, with the common names glush weed, gulf swampweed, and yerba de hicotea, is an aquatic plant
The plant is endemic to , 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, H. 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.
See also
External links
- GRIN-Global Web v 1.9.7.1: taxonomy for Hygrophila costata — with distribution range info.
- PIER−Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk: species info for Hygrophila costata
- Unicamp.br: Hygrophila costata photos
- Template:Pt icon Flora Brasiliensis: Hygrophila costata
- PIER−Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk: species info for Hygrophila costata
- BFNS.org.au: Hygrophila costata
- NSW.gov.au: Hygrophila costata
- Weeds.org.au: Hygrophila costata
Categories:
- Hygrophila
- Aquatic plants
- Flora of Central America
- Flora of the Caribbean
- Flora of northern South America
- Flora of southern South America
- Flora of western South America
- Flora of Brazil
- Flora of the Cerrado
- Flora of Florida
- Flora of Southwestern Mexico
- Flora of Veracruz
- Invasive plant species
- Invasive plant species in Australia
- Neotropic ecozone flora
- Acanthaceae stubs