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Trithuria konkanensis

Trithuria konkanensis
Photo: Maharashtra_locator_map.svg: Cc-by-sa-3.0 derivative work: Abhijitsathe (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0

Trithuria konkanensis is a small aquatic plant in the Hydatellaceae family, native to India (Maharashtra). It grows in water and is known mainly from the wild, so it is rarely cultivated.

Family
Hydatellaceae (Hydatell family)
Grows as
Aquatic
Light
Full sun
Water
Keep roots submerged in shallow, still or slow-moving water.
Soil
Wet, muddy substrate, typically in seasonal pools.
Temperature
Warm seasonal tropical conditions; likely needs a warm growing season and protection from frost.
Native range
India (Maharashtra)
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Trithuria konkanensis is a species of aquatic plant in the family Hydatellaceae endemic to India.

Where it grows

It is endemic to India. This is unusual for its genus, as it is the only species occurring outside of Australia and New Zealand.

Other Trithuria plants

Trithuria austinensis · Trithuria australis · Trithuria bibracteata · Trithuria cookeana · Trithuria cowieana · Trithuria filamentosa · Trithuria fitzgeraldii · Trithuria inconspicua subsp. brevistyla · Trithuria inconspicua · Trithuria lanterna · Trithuria occidentalis · Trithuria polybracteata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Trithuria konkanensis 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.

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