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Hydrocleys is a small genus of floating aquatic plants in the water plantain family, native to the Americas, with species such as the water poppy (Hydrocleys nymphoides) grown in ponds. The key to growing them is a sunny, still water surface with stable temperatures and rooted or floating support.
Hydrocleys is a genus of aquatic plants in the Alismataceae, native to the Western Hemisphere, though one is naturalized elsewhere and sold as an ornamental for decorative ponds and artificial aquatic habitats. At present (May 2014), five species are recognized:
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