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Paepalanthus fluviatilis is a hydroshrub or subshrub in the Eriocaulaceae (eriocaul family), native from southern Mexico through Central and northern South America and the Caribbean. It is grown mainly as an aquarium plant, where it is prized for its leaf shape and contrast but is considered difficult to keep.
Paepalanthus fluviatilis is a plant species in the Eriocaulaceae. It is a hydroshrub or subshrub native to southern Mexico, Central America, northern South America (Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, northern Brazil, and the Guianas), Cuba and Trinidad.
One use of the plant is for medicinal purposes. The plant is ground up and mixed with a bark to make a liquid in which to bathe nursing infants. It is thought to give the infant strength.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Paepalanthus fluviatilis 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.
