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Bacopa crenata is a small, low-growing herb from marshy tropical Africa and Madagascar, often grown as an aquarium or pond-edge plant. It thrives in constantly moist conditions, either submerged or in shallow water and wet soil.
Bacopa crenata, the waterhyssop, brahmi, or moneywort, is a perennial or annual medicinal herb indigenous to tropical Africa and Madagascar.
Bacopa crenata grows in marshy areas throughout West Africa, Angola, Madagascar, Kenya, and Tanzania.
The leaves of Bacopa crenata are used in Africa to treat conjunctivitus and headaches, and to heal wounds.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bacopa crenata 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.
