Hygrophila costata
{{Short description|Species of aquatic plant}}
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|image = Hygrophila costata poster Uruguay.jpg
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|genus = Hygrophila (plant)
|species = costata
|authority = Sinning
|synonyms =
- Hygrophila atricheta Bridar.
- Hygrophila brasiliensis Spreng.
- Hygrophila conferta Nees
- Hygrophila guianensis Nees
- Hygrophila lacustris Morong & Britton
- Hygrophila longifolia (Mart.) Nees
- Hygrophila portoricensis Nees
- Hygrophila pubescens Nees
- Hygrophila rivularis Nees
- Ruellia brasiliensis Mart. ex Nees
- Ruellia costata Lindau
- Scorodoxylum costata (Nees) Hiern
}}
Hygrophila costata, with the common names glush weed, gulf swampweed, and yerba de hicotea, is an aquatic plant.
The plant is endemic is native to Neotropic ecoregions. It is native to Florida, the Caribbean, southern Mexico, Central America, and South America.
This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, and is found in the Cerrado ecoregion of Brazil.
In addition, Hygrophila costata is an invasive and dominating species in several parts of the world included Australia because this plant is usually like a freshwater aquarium plant.
External links
- [https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=415479 GRIN-Global Web v 1.9.7.1: taxonomy for Hygrophila costata] — with distribution range info.
- [http://www.hear.org/pier/species/hygrophila_costata.htm PIER−Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk: species info for Hygrophila costata]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061123075129/http://www.ib.unicamp.br/plant-aq-SP/img/plantas/Hygrophila_costata.html Unicamp.br: Hygrophila costata photos]
- {{in lang|pt}} [http://florabrasiliensis.cria.org.br/search?taxon_id=20475 Flora Brasiliensis: Hygrophila costata]
- [http://www.hear.org/pier/species/hygrophila_costata.htm PIER−Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk: species info for Hygrophila costata]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060821020236/http://www.bfns.org.au/index.php?c=6&w=1 BFNS.org.au: Hygrophila costata]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060820124345/http://www.lhccrems.nsw.gov.au/weeds_cd/aqemerge.html NSW.gov.au: Hygrophila costata]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060830192502/http://www.weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weedident.cgi?tpl=plant.tpl&ibra=all&card=W20 Weeds.org.au: Hygrophila costata]
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Category:Flora of Central America
Category:Flora of the Caribbean
Category:Flora of northern South America
Category:Flora of southern South America
Category:Flora of western South America
Category:Flora of Southwestern Mexico
Category:Flora of the Neotropical realm
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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