Freshwater
Forked fanwort
Cabomba furcata
Cabombaceae
Facts
Care
- Growth form
- Under water
- Placement
- Background
- Light
- High
- CO₂
- Needed
- Growth
- Medium
- Difficulty
- Demanding
- Height
- Up to 60 cm
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guyana, Honduras, and 5 more countries.
Introduced to Malaya and Sri Lanka.
More about the species
Description
Cabomba furcata, also known as red cabomba and forked fanwort, is a rhizomatous, perennial, aquatic herb in the family Cabombaceae native to tropical America. It is used as an aquarium plant.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Cabomba piauhiensis
- Cabomba pubescens
- Cabomba warmingii
- Nectris furcata
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