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Cabomba aquatica
Also called Yellow Cabomba
Giant Cabomba is a rhizomatous perennial aquatic plant from South America, grown in aquariums and ponds. It needs still or slow-moving water with plenty of light.
Cabomba aquatica is a rhizomatous, perennial, aquatic herb in the family Cabombaceae native to South America. It occurs in fresh standing water or in lakes and rivers with slight currents.
It is native to the North of South America, namely Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. It has been introduced to Bangladesh and Malaysia.
Carolina Fanwort · Cabomba caroliniana var. flavida · Carolina Fanwort · Carolina fanwort · Forked fanwort · Fishgrass · Fish Grass · Giant Cabomba · Fanwort
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cabomba aquatica 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.
