Freshwater
Floating water-plantain
Luronium natans
Alismataceae
Facts
Care
We have no care for this plant yet. If you know how it thrives, you can suggest it.
Range
Native
Lives wild in Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, and 7 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Luronium natans is a species of aquatic plant commonly known as the floating water-plantain. It is the only recognized species in the genus Luronium, native to western and central Europe, from Spain to Britain to Norway east to Ukraine.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Alisma natans
- Damasonium natans
- Echinodorus natans
- Elisma natans
- Nectalisma natans
In other languages
- Flytegro
- Flytsvalting
- Almindelig vandranke
- Kellussarpio
Articles
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