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2. List of freshwater aquarium plant species - Wikipedia

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   Aquatic plants are used to give the freshwater aquarium a natural appearance, oxygenate the water, absorb ammonia, and provide habitat for fish, especially fry (babies) and for invertebrates. Some aquarium fish and invertebrates also eat live plants. Hobbyists use aquatic plants for aquascaping, of several aesthetic styles.

3. Limnobium laevigatum - Wikipedia

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   Limnobium laevigatum is a floating aquatic plant, which can be mistaken for water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) due to their superficial similarity.Juvenile plants grow in rosettes of floating leaves that lie prostrate upon the water surface, a distinguishing character of the juvenile plant is the presence of spongy aerenchyma tissue upon the abaxial surface (underside) of the leaf.

4. Shinnersia - Wikipedia

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   The roots live in the muck at the bottom of shallow slow-moving water (for example, along a stream), and the stem extends above the water slightly (less than 10 centimetres). [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Shinnersia is a common freshwater aquarium plant , and can sometimes be found having escaped cultivation. [ 9 ]

5. Riccia fluitans - Wikipedia

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   Riccia fluitans, the floating crystalwort, [3] is an aquatic floating plant of the liverwort genus Riccia which is popular among aquarists as a retreat for young fry and is used in live-bearing tanks. It can be found floating in ponds, and often forms thick mats on and under the water surface.

6. Aponogeton - Wikipedia

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   As the plant stops growing, it can be taken out of the pond or aquarium and put in a bowl of damp sand. Keep the bowl in a dark, cool place, with the sand kept damp, for approximately 2–3 months at a temperature of about 50–64 °F (10–18 °C), until small leaves are seen to sprout from the tuber, when they can be returned to the pond or ...

7. Elodea canadensis - Wikipedia

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   It is frequently used as an aquarium plant. Propagation is by cuttings. [16] It is an invasive species in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. It was introduced into County Down, Ireland in about 1836, and appeared in Great Britain in 1841, spreading through both countries in ponds, ditches and streams, which were often choked with its rank growth.