Freshwater
Blue waterhyssop
Bacopa caroliniana
Plantaginaceae
Facts
Care
- Growth form
- Under water
- Placement
- Midground, Background
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Not needed
- Growth
- Slow
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Height
- Up to 40 cm
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Cuba and United States.
Introduced to Brazil and Réunion.
More about the species
Description
Bacopa caroliniana is a flowering plant species.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Bacopa amplexicaulis
- Herpestis amplexicaulis
- Herpestis caroliniana
- Hydrotrida caroliniana
- Hydrotrida crenulata
- Macuillamia amplexicaulis
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