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Alternanthera nahui
Nahui (Alternanthera nahui) is a low, creeping perennial herb from New Zealand and Norfolk Island that grows in coastal and lowland wet habitats. It is a wetland-tolerant plant best kept moist and in full sun.
Alternanthera nahui, commonly known as nahui, is a species in the family Amaranthaceae, native to New Zealand and to Norfolk Island.
It is a coastal and lowland species found in both seasonally and permanently wet habitats.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alternanthera nahui by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
