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Helanthium is a small genus of aquatic or semi-aquatic plants in the water plantain family (Alismataceae), with three recognised species native to the Americas. Grow them with their roots in wet soil or shallow water, in good light.
Helanthium is a genus of plants in the Alismataceae, native to the Western Hemisphere. At present (May 2014), three species are recognized:
Helanthium bolivianum (Rusby) Lehtonen & Myllys - southern Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America
Bolivian Chain Sword · Junior Amazon Sword Plant · Helanthium zombiense
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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.
