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Indian Swampweed
Indian Swampweed
Hygrophila polysperma
Plantae
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Freshwater wetland
Range
South and Southeast Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds And Runners
Status
Rare

About

Indian Swampweed is a small plant that grows in water and lives in places like Bangladesh and India. It is a weed that is very difficult to get rid of and is illegal to grow in many states.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Hygrophila
Species
Hygrophila polysperma