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Caldesia parnassifolia
Also called Parnassus Leaf Caldesia, Parnassus Leaved Water Plantain
Caldesia parnassifolia is an aquatic water plantain (family Alismataceae) found in slow-moving fresh water such as lakes and ponds. It grows best rooted in shallow, still or slow water in full light.
Caldesia parnassifolia, is an aquatic species in the Alismataceae. It is found in slow-moving fresh water.
Caldesia parnassifolia occurs in lakes and ponds. It is known from Asian fresh waters of across much of Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia, from France to the Russian Far East and south to Botswana, Madagascar and Queensland, Australia.
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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.
