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Acanthaceae
Hygrophila

*Hygrophila polysperma (Roxburgh) T. Anderson. Common name: East Indian Swampweed, Hygro, Miramar-weed, East Indian Hygrophila. Habitat: Lakes, rivers, canals; established in AL, FL, and SC (Hook & Nelson 2011), doubtfully established in VA. Distribution: Native of se. and s. Asia. Grown for the aquarium trade, and sporadically introduced to bodies of water, apparently well-established in FL (Les & Wunderlin 1981).

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Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl6, GW2, K4, NS, WH3, Les & Wunderlin (1981), Long (1970), Wasshausen (1998); = n/a — C, F, RAB, S, SFla; Justicia polysperma Roxburgh. Basionym: Justicia polysperma Roxb. 1820

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  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL

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