Helanthium tenellum

(Mart. ex Schult.f.) Britton Species

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Botanical name
Helanthium tenellum
Family
Alismataceae
Genus
Helanthium
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Helanthium tenellum

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Helanthium tenellum but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Alisma ranunculoides var. brasiliense Alisma tenellum Echinodorus parvulus Echinodorus parvulus f. randii Echinodorus subulatus Echinodorus subulatus Echinodorus tenellus Echinodorus tenellus f. randii Echinodorus tenellus var. ecostatus Echinodorus tenellus var. parvulus Helanthium parvulum Helanthium parvulum Helanthium parvulum Sagittaria tenella

Others in Helanthium

Helanthium zombiense
Helanthium bolivianum

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