Freshwater
Echinodorus uruguayensis
Alismataceae
Facts
Care
- Growth form
- Under water
- Placement
- Background
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Not needed
- Growth
- Slow
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Height
- Up to 60 cm
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Introduced to Cameroon.
More about the species
Description
Aquarius uruguayensis is a plant species in the Alismataceae. It is native to South America (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile).
Other names
Other scientific names
- Aquarius uruguayensis
- Echinodorus africanus
- Echinodorus aschersonianus
- Echinodorus horemanii
- Echinodorus janii
- Echinodorus osiris
Articles
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