Freshwater
Gymnocoronis spilanthoides
Asteraceae
Facts
Care
- Growth form
- Under water
- Placement
- Background
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Not needed
- Growth
- Fast
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Height
- Up to 80 cm
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
Introduced to Australia, China, China Southeast, Italy, Netherlands, and Taiwan.
More about the species
Description
Gymnocoronis spilanthoides, also known by its common name Senegal tea or Senegal tea plant is a species from the genus Gymnocoronis. The species was first described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle. In the European Union, the species features since 2019 on the list of invasive alien species of Union concern. This means that import of the species and trade in the species is forbidden in the whole of the EU.
Other names
In other languages
- Gymnocoronis
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