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Luronium
Also called Floating Water Plantains
Floating water-plantain (Luronium natans) is the only species in its genus, a rare aquatic plant of western and central Europe that grows in still or slow water. It is grown mainly in water gardens and ponds, with a creeping, rooting habit being its key feature.
Luronium natans is a species of aquatic plant commonly known as the floating water-plantain. It is the only recognized species in the genus Luronium, native to western and central Europe, from Spain to Britain to Norway east to Ukraine.
The range of floating water-plantain is uncertain. It is widely distributed in western and central Europe, with confirmed records from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. It is also present but rare in northern Spain, the Czech Republic, Norway and Sweden.
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