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Baldellia
Also called Water Plantain, Lesser Water Plantains
Baldellia is a small genus of aquatic plants (lesser water-plantains) native to much of Europe and the Mediterranean, grown mainly in shallow water or wet ground. Keep the base in water or saturated soil and give it plenty of light.
Baldellia is a genus of aquatic plants commonly known as lesser water-plantains. It includes three species found across much of Europe and the Mediterranean from Ireland and the Canary Islands to Turkey and Estonia. The genus is named in honor of the Italian nobleman Bartolommeo Bartolini-Baldelli. Baldellia is very closely related to Echinodorus.
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