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Hygrophila
Hygrophila, commonly known as swampweeds, is a genus of flowering plants in the acanthus family, Acanthaceae. There are about 80 to 100 species, of which many are aquatic plants. The genus is distributed across the tropical and subtropical world. It is one of only two genera in its family that contains aquatic plants, the other being Justicia. The genus is treated in the tribe Hygrophileae, which is noted as being in need of revision at the...
54 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Kokilasha
speciesHygrophila auriculata
Hygrophila pogonocalyx
speciesHygrophila pogonocalyx
Indian Swampweed
speciesHygrophila polysperma
Gulf Swampweed
speciesHygrophila lacustris
erect hygrophila
speciesHygrophila ringens
Hygrophila costata
speciesHygrophila costata
Water Wisteria
speciesHygrophila difformis
Hygrophila serpyllum
speciesHygrophila serpyllum
karamat
speciesHygrophila angustifolia
Giant Hygro
speciesHygrophila corymbosa
Hygrophila abyssinica
speciesHygrophila abyssinica
Hygrophila pinnatifida
speciesHygrophila pinnatifida
Hygrophila balsamica
speciesHygrophila balsamica
Hygrophila phlomoides
speciesHygrophila phlomoides
Hygrophila triflora
speciesHygrophila triflora
Hygrophila pilosa
speciesHygrophila pilosa
Hygrophila senegalensis
speciesHygrophila senegalensis
Hygrophila mutica
speciesHygrophila mutica
Hygrophila odora
speciesHygrophila odora
Hygrophila erecta
speciesHygrophila erecta
Hygrophila uliginosa
speciesHygrophila uliginosa
Hygrophila micrantha
speciesHygrophila micrantha
Hygrophila guianensis
speciesHygrophila guianensis
Hygrophila petiolata
speciesHygrophila petiolata
Hygrophila tyttha
speciesHygrophila tyttha
Hygrophila okavangensis
speciesHygrophila okavangensis
Hygrophila spiciformis
speciesHygrophila spiciformis
Hygrophila hirsuta
speciesHygrophila hirsuta
Hygrophila madurensis
speciesHygrophila madurensis
Hygrophila asteracanthoides
speciesHygrophila asteracanthoides
Hygrophila barbata
speciesHygrophila barbata
Hygrophila borellii
speciesHygrophila borellii
Hygrophila gracillima
speciesHygrophila gracillima
Hygrophila laevis
speciesHygrophila laevis
Hygrophila mediatrix
speciesHygrophila mediatrix
Hygrophila hippuroides
speciesHygrophila hippuroides
Hygrophila albobracteata
speciesHygrophila albobracteata
Hygrophila richardsiae
speciesHygrophila richardsiae
Hygrophila pobeguinii
speciesHygrophila pobeguinii
Hygrophila africana
speciesHygrophila africana
Hygrophila linearis
speciesHygrophila linearis
Hygrophila urquiolae
speciesHygrophila urquiolae
Hygrophila surinamensis
speciesHygrophila surinamensis
Hygrophila subsessilis
speciesHygrophila subsessilis
Hygrophila stocksii
speciesHygrophila stocksii
Hygrophila sandwithii
speciesHygrophila sandwithii
Hygrophila pusilla
speciesHygrophila pusilla
Hygrophila baronii
speciesHygrophila baronii
Hygrophila velata
speciesHygrophila velata
Hygrophila cataractae
speciesHygrophila cataractae
Hygrophila anomala
speciesHygrophila anomala
Hygrophila acinos
speciesHygrophila acinos
Hygrophila heinei
speciesHygrophila heinei
Nomaphila stricta
speciesNomaphila stricta
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 157630.