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Hydrocharis spongia (American spongeplant)

Synonyms: Hydrocharis cordifolia (heterotypic); Limnobium boscii; Limnobium spongia (homotypic); Limnobium spongia spongia; Rhizakenia ovata

Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Mid Spring
Drought Tolerance [1]  None
Fire Tolerance [1]  None
Frost Free Days [1]  6 months
Fruit/Seed Abundance [1]  High
Fruit/Seed Begin [1]  Spring
Fruit/Seed End [1]  Fall
Growth Form [1]  Stoloniferous
Growth Period [1]  Spring
Growth Rate [1]  Moderate
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Propagation [1]  Bare Root, Seed
Root Depth [1]  6 inches (15 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [1]  Slow
Seed Vigor [1]  Medium
Seeds Per [1]  464999 / lb (1025148 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [1]  Decumbent
Structure [2]  Herb
Vegetative Spread Rate [1]  Rapid
Flower Color [1]  White
Foliage Color [1]  Green
Fruit Color [1]  Green
Height [1]  8 inches (0.2 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 4 Low Temperature: -30 F° (-34.4 C°) → -20 F° (-28.9 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Full Sun
Soil Acidity [1]  Mostly Acid
Soil Fertility [1]  Intermediate
Water Use [1]  High

Protected Areas

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0