Freshwater
Water snowflake
Nymphoides indica
Menyanthaceae
Facts
Care
We have no care for this plant yet. If you know how it thrives, you can suggest it.
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Australia, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, China Southeast, Fiji, India, and 17 more countries.
Introduced to United States.
More about the species
Description
Nymphoides indica is an aquatic plant in the Menyanthaceae, native to tropical areas around the world. It is sometimes cultivated, and has become a minor weed in Florida, where it resembles the native Nymphoides aquatica. Common names include banana plant, robust marshwort, and water snowflake;
Other names
Other scientific names
- Limnanthemum calycinum
- Limnanthemum ecklonianum
- Limnanthemum esquirolii
- Limnanthemum fraserianum
- Limnanthemum indicum
- Limnanthemum sumatranum
In other languages
- Water-snowflake
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