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Hydrocharis spongia

Bosc (1807)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Alismatales Family: Hydrocharitaceae Genus: Hydrocharis

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form:

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves:

Flowers:

Fruit:

Ploidy:

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean
Birds

Vegetative Reproduction

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 9: 396 (1807)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Hydrocharis spongia North Kona distr., Kailua-Kona, in Sunrise Nursery, '73-4939 Kamanu St. Aquatic; floating in still pond under shade cloth roof. Preserved_Specimen Floating rosettes 1-3 diam., with 4-6 leaves; no flowers or fruit. Staples, G.W. 1239 Hawaii BISH 2007-02-02
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