Global InformationHygrophila polysperma information
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| Hygrophila polysperma in an aquarium | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Hygrophila |
| Species: | H. polysperma
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| Hygrophila polysperma Anderson
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Hygrophila polysperma, commonly known as dwarf hygrophila, dwarf hygro, Miramar weed, Indian swampweed or Indian waterweed, is an aquatic plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is native to Bangladesh, India, China and Malaysia, and has also been introduced to the US states of Florida, Texas and possibly Virginia.[1] It is listed on the Federal Noxious Weed List in the US and is illegal to import and sell in a number of states including Kansas[2] and South Carolina.[3]
- ^ Langeland, K.A.; Burks, K. Craddock (1998), Identification and Biology of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas (PDF), Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida, archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-14
- ^ Polanski, Adrian J. (2004), Federal Noxious Weed Quarantine (PDF), Kansas Department of Agriculture, archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2007
- ^ Aquatic Nuisance Species Program: Illegal Aquatic Plants (PDF), South Carolina Department of Resources