Vallisneria erecta
Coiled Vallisneria
Vallisneria spiralis
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- Botanical name
- Vallisneria spiralis
- Also known as
- Coiled Vallisneria, Eelgrass, Eelweed, Straight Eelgrass, Straight Vallisneria, Tape-Grass, Tapegrass
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Genus
- Vallisneria
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Coiled Vallisneria
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Vallisneria spiralis but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Vallisneria aethiopica
Vallisneria jacquiniana
Vallisneria jacquinii
Vallisneria linnet
Vallisneria micheliana
Vallisneria michelii
Vallisneria numidica
Vallisneria pusilla
Vallisneria spiralis f. aethiopica
Vallisneria spiralis subvar. jacquinii
Vallisneria spiralis subvar. michelii
Vallisneria spiralis var. numidica
Vallisneria spiralis var. pusilla
Others in Vallisneria
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