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Lilaea scilloides
Also called Awl-leaf lilaea, Awl Leaved Lilaea, Flowering Quillwort
Triglochin scilloides (synonym Lilaea scilloides), flowering quillwort, is a small annual aquatic herb of shallow water and wet mud, forming tufts of narrow leaves. Keep its roots in shallow, wet or submerged conditions in full light.
Triglochin scilloides, synonym Lilaea scilloides, is a species of aquatic plants native from western Canada to Mexico, and to western and southern South America. It has been introduced into Portugal and Spain. English names include flowering quillwort. At one time, it was the only species accepted in the genus Lilaea.
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