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Gymnocoronis spilanthoides
Also called Senegal Teaplant, Templeplant, Senegal Tea Plant, Costata, Temple Plant
Senegal tea is a semi-aquatic, shrubby plant from South America, often grown in aquariums and water gardens or as a pond margin plant. It thrives with its roots in moist soil or shallow water and bright light.
Gymnocoronis spilanthoides, also known by its common name Senegal tea or Senegal tea plant is a species from the genus Gymnocoronis. The species was first described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle.
In the European Union, the species features since 2019 on the list of invasive alien species of Union concern. This means that import of the species and trade in the species is forbidden in the whole of the EU.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gymnocoronis spilanthoides 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.
