Hydrocharis laevigata
West Indian Spongeplant
Also known as: ? laevigata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. +16 more
- ? laevigata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
- Hydrocharella echinospora Spruce ex Benth. & Hook.f.
- Hydrocharis stolonifera (G.Mey.) Kuntze
- Hydromystria laevigata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Díaz-Mir. & Philcox, 1981
- Hydromystria laevigata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Hunz.
- Hydromystria sinclairii (Benth.) Hauman
- Hydromystria stolonifera G.Mey.
- Jalambicea repens Cerv.
- Limnobium bogotense (H.Karst.) Delay
- Limnobium bogotense (H.Karst.) G.Nicholson
- Limnobium laevigatum (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) C.V.Morton, 1973
- Limnobium laevigatum (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Heine
- Limnobium sinclairii Benth.
- Limnobium spongia subsp. laevigatum (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Lowden
- Limnobium stoloniferum (G.Mey.) Griseb.
- Trianea bogotensis H.Karst.
- Trianea neovisae Romero
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Hydrocharitaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a helophyte.
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Indigenous to North America and South America, Hydrocharis laevigata (commonly known as West Indian Spongeplant) is an aquatic herbaceous perennial belonging to the Hydrocharitaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Chile Central, Chile South, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Belgium, California, France, Hungary, Japan, Jawa, Netherlands, New South Wales, Poland, Queensland, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Western Australia, Zambia, Zimbabwe