Creating a planted aquarium is like painting a picture. The possibilities are endless just like your imagination. With a few basic principles under your belt you can create your own world full of drama, new life, creating a zen like quality. It is amazing to watch the completion of photosynthesis and see the newly created oxygen bubbles escape off of the plants.
There are so many benefits to having plants in your aquarium. Together with the bacteria that inhabits the bottom gravel, plants form a powerful purification cycle.
There are five essential ingredients in the design of a planted aquarium. First is patience, second is good lighting such as Hagen's Glo T5 High Output Lighting, third is a healthy and nutrient rich substrate: we recommend Carib Sea Eco Complete and Sera's Flore Depot, fourth is a good quality fertilizer and fifth, for the keeners, the addition of C02. We have a variety of C02 systems for sale at Aquariums West as well as many types of aquatic fertilizers.
At Aquariums West we can set you on the right track in starting and maintaining a planted aquarium. There are so many things that you will learn and discover while embarking on this exciting new hobby. Take your time and enjoy as it unfolds and often times flowers. When you have patience you also have success!
We carry quality Tropica plants from Denmark. If you see something that you would like to order from Tropica send us an email and we will request it to be added to our next order. Got a question about a plant or want to see their complete plant list? Click here to visit Tropica's web site. They have easy to understand information about all of their plants.
We also carry gorgeous aquatic plants grown in Singapore which arrive almost every week. If there is something special that you would like let us know and we will order it for you. Here is a list of the plants that are available to us:
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| PB0001 |
Acorus graminus ( Giant acorus ) |
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| PB0002 |
Acorus pusillus ( Real form ) |
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| PB0003 |
Acorus variegatus ( Yellow stripe acorus ) |
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| PB0004 |
Aglaonema simplex ( Simplex super ) |
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| PB0005 |
Alternanthera bettzickiana ( Giant red water roses ) |
| PB0006 |
Alternanthera bettzickiana ( Green water roses ) |
| PB0007 |
Alternanthera bettzickiana ( Red water roses ) |
| PB0008 |
Alternanthera reineckii ( Reineckii ) |
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| PB0009 |
Alternanthera rosaefolia ( Rosae folia ) |
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| PB0010 |
Alternanthera sessilis ( Red ivy ) |
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| PB0011 |
Alternanthera species ( New rosaefolia ) |
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| PB0012 |
Althenanthera lilacina ( Giant red ivy ) |
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| PB0013 |
Ammania senegalensis ( Apple plants ) |
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| PB0014 |
Ammannia multiflora ( Ammannia multiflora ) |
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| PB0015 |
Ammoricia aquatics ( Rorippa aquatics ) |
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| PB0016 |
Anubias barteri ( Anubias barteri ) |
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| PB0017 |
Anubias congensis ( Sharp leaf anubias ) |
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Bundle Plants |
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| PB0018 |
Aponogeton crispus ( Crispus plants ) |
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| PB0019 |
Aponogeton stachysporus ( Aponogeton stachysporus ) |
| PB0020 |
Aponogeton subulata ( Aponogeton subulata ) |
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| PB0021 |
Aponogeton undulatus ( Undulatus ) |
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| PB0023 |
Bacopa amplexicaulis ( Giant bacopa ) |
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| PB0024 |
Bacopa caroliniana ( New water bacopa ) |
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| PB0025 |
Bacopa lanigera ( Yellow bacopa ) |
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| PB0026 |
Bacopa monnieri ( Small bacopa ) |
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| PB0027 |
Blyxa aubertii ( Japanese rush ) |
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| PB0028 |
Blyxa japonica ( Japanese rush ) |
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| PB0029 |
Bolbitus heudelotti ( Java fern real form ) |
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| PB0030 |
Cabomba aquatica ( Yellow cabomba ) |
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| PB0031 |
Cabomba caroliniana ( Green cabomba ) |
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| PB0032 |
Cabomba piauhyensis ( Red cabomba ) |
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| PB0033 |
Caladium ' Frieda hemple ' ( Colorful yam yam / red & green - E ) |
| PB0034 |
Caladium ' Frieda hemple ' ( Colorful yam yam / spotted - E ) |
| PB0035 |
Cardamine lyrata ( Lyrata cultivated ) |
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| PB0036 |
Ceratophyllum demersum ( Horworth aquatica ) |
| PB0037 |
Ceratopteris thalicroides ( Indian fern ) |
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| PB0038 |
Cholorphytum bichetii ( Ponggol sword ) |
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| PB0039 |
Cordyline ' red edge ' ( Red cordyline ) |
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| PB0040 |
Crinium thaianum plant ( Crinium thaianum plant ) |
| PB0041 |
Croton exotica ( Croton exotica ) |
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| PB0042 |
Cryptocoryne affinis ( Penang origin ) |
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| PB0043 |
Cryptocoryne balansae ( Balansae ) |
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| PB0044 |
Cryptocoryne becketii ( Becketii ) |
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| PB0045 |
Cryptocoryne ciliata ( Cultivated species ) |
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| PB0046 |
Cryptocoryne cordata ( Cordata ) |
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| PB0047 |
Cryptocoryne costata ( Costata ) |
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| PB0048 |
Cryptocoryne griffithii ( Griffithii ) |
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| PB0049 |
Cryptocoryne lingua ( Lingua ) |
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| PB0050 |
Cryptocoryne lucens ( Lucens ) |
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| PB0051 |
Cryptocoryne nevillii ( Nevellii ) |
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| PB0052 |
Cryptocoryne petchii ( Petcheii ) |
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| PB0053 |
Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia ( Indonesia ciliata ) |
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Bundle Plants |
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| PB0054 |
Cryptocoryne retrospiralis ( Sharp leaf balansae ) |
| PB0055 |
Cryptocoryne spiralis ( Crypto spiralis ) |
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| PB0056 |
Cryptocoryne wendtii ( Wendtii green ) |
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| PB0057 |
Cryptocoryne wendtii ( Wendtii brown ) |
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| PB0058 |
Cryptocoryne willisii ( Wallissii ) |
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| PB0059 |
Didiplis diandra ( Small leaf ) |
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| PB0060 |
Diefenbachia bausei ( White spot plant ) |
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| PB0061 |
Dracaena deremensis ( Cornt plant ) |
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| PB0062 |
Dracaena sanderiana ( White cordyline ) |
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| PB0063 |
Draceana variegatis ( Dracaena green & yellow ) |
| PB0064 |
Echinodorus martii ( Waving leaf sword plants ) |
| PB0065 |
Echinodorus mitcheii ( Ruffled amazon sword ) |
| PB0066 |
Echinodorus muricatus ( Americana sword ) |
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| PB0067 |
Echinodorus paniculatus ( Amazon sword plants ) |
| PB0068 |
Echinodorus parviflorus ( Black amazon sword ) |
| PB0069 |
Echinodorus peruensis ( Brown leaf sword plants ) |
| PB0070 |
Echinodorus quadricostatus ( Pigmy chain sword ) |
| PB0071 |
Echinodorus radican ( Radican ) |
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| PB0072 |
Echinodorus tenellus ( Mini amazon sword ) |
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| PB0073 |
Eleocharis vivipara ( Hairgrass ) |
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| PB0075 |
Eriocaulon setaceum ( Eriocaulon setaceum ) |
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| PB0076 |
Eustralis stellata ( Christmas plants ) |
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| PB0077 |
Fittonia argyronanta ( Holland plants ) |
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| PB0078 |
Gymnocoronis spilanthoides ( Green stricta ) |
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| PB0079 |
Hemigraphis repanda ( Violet ivy ) |
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| PB0080 |
Hemigraphis species ( Blood red stricta ) |
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| PB0081 |
Hemigraphis species ( Sharp leaf crimsonette ) |
| PB0082 |
Hemingraphis colorate ( Purple stricta ) |
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| PB0083 |
Hemingraphis exotica ( Red crimsonette ) |
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| PB0084 |
Heternanthera zosterfolia ( Zosterifolia ) |
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| PB0086 |
Hottonia species ( Empress hearts ) |
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| PB0087 |
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides ( Eriocaulon setaceum ) |
| PB0088 |
Hydrocotyle verticillata ( Hydrocotyle verticillata ) |
| PB0089 |
Hydrophila corymbosa compacta ( Hydrophila corymbosa compacta ) |
| PB0090 |
Hydrotriche hottoniiflora ( Hydrotriche hottoniiflora ) |
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| PB0091 |
Hygrocotyle leucocephala ( Mushroom plants ) |
| PB0092 |
Hygrophila costata ( Sword leaf stricta ) |
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| PB0093 |
Hygrophila difformis ( Water wisteria ) |
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| PB0094 |
Hygrophila polysperma ( Polysperma ) |
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| PB0095 |
Hygrophila rosanervis ( Polysperma variegatis ) |
| PB0096 |
Hygrophila species red ( Hygrophila species red ) |
| PB0097 |
Limnophila aquatica ( Giant ambulia ) |
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| PB0098 |
Limnophila aromatica ( Red stem plants ) |
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| PB0099 |
Limnophila sessilifloria ( Ambulia ) |
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| PB0100 |
Lindernia rotundifolia ( Grape plants ) |
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| PB0101 |
Lobelia cardinalis ( Lobelia ) |
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| PB0102 |
Ludwigia arcuata ( Arcuata emerse ) |
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| PB0103 |
Ludwigia avalis ( Avalis submerge ) |
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| PB0104 |
Ludwigia brevipes ( Ludwigia brevipeS ) |
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| PB0105 |
Ludwigia inclinata ( Ludwigia inclinata ) |
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| PB0106 |
Ludwigia inclinata green ( Ludwigia inclinata green ) |
| PB0107 |
Ludwigia natan ( Natan submerse ) |
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| PB0108 |
Ludwigia ovalis ( Ludwigia ovalis ) |
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| PB0109 |
Ludwigia palustris ( Natan emerse ) |
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| PB0110 |
Ludwigia palustris green ( Ludwigia palustris green ) |
| PB0111 |
Lysimachia nummularia ( Creeping jenny ) |
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| PB0112 |
Marsilea quadrifolia ( Four leaf clover ) |
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| PB0113 |
Mayaca fluviatilis ( Mayaca green ) |
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| PB0114 |
Mayaca sellowiniana( Mayaca sellowiniana ) |
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| PB0115 |
Micranthemum micranthemoides ( Small helsine ) |
| PB0116 |
Microsorium pteropus ( Java fern ) |
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| PB0117 |
Myriophyllum elatinoides ( Golden myriophyllum ) |
| PB0118 |
Myriophyllum matogrossense ( Brown myriophyllum ) |
| PB0119 |
Myriophyllum propinum ( Myriophyllum propinum ) |
| PB0120 |
Myriophyllum scrabratum ( Green myriophyllum ) |
| PB0121 |
Nesaea pedicellata ( Nesaea pedicellata ) |
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| PB0122 |
Nomaphila augustifolia ( Thailand stricta ) |
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| PB0123 |
Nomaphila cherry leaf ( Cherry leaf ) |
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| PB0124 |
Nomaphila francisca ( New stricta ) |
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| PB0125 |
Nomaphila siameneis ( Special blue stricta ) |
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| PB0126 |
Nomaphila species ( China plants ) |
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| PB0127 |
Nompahila salicifolia ( Blue hygrophila ) |
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| PB0128 |
Ophiopogon kyoto ( Mini fountain plants ) |
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| PB0129 |
Ophipogon japonica ( Fountain plants ) |
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| PB0130 |
Polygonum pedunculare ( Polygonum pedunculare ) |
| PB0131 |
Potamogeton perfaliatus ( Potamogeton perfaliatus ) |
| PB0132 |
Rotala indica ( Pink leaf ) |
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| PB0133 |
Rotala indica green ( Rotala indica green ) |
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| PB0134 |
Rotala macranda green narrow leaf |
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| PB0135 |
Rotala macrandra ( Red bacopa ) |
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| PB0136 |
Rotala marcanda green ( Rotala marcanda green ) |
| PB0137 |
Rotala wallichii ( Red ambulia ) |
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| PB0138 |
Sagittaria natan ( Spoon leaf ) |
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| PB0139 |
Sagittaria platyphylla ( Eatonii emerge ) |
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| PB0140 |
Sagittaria platyphylla ( Eatonii submerge ) |
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| PB0141 |
Saururus cernuus ( American lizard tail ) |
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| PB0143 |
Seleginella wildenowii ( Umbrella fern ) |
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| PB0146 |
Spartiphyllum species ( Borneo sword ) |
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| PB0147 |
Spartiphyllum wallisii ( Wallisii ) |
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| PB0148 |
Syngonium ( Stardust plants ) |
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| PB0149 |
Syngonium podophyllum ( Red / green stardust ) |
| PB0150 |
Tonina species ( Tonina species ) |
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| PB0151 |
Trichomanes javanicum ( Aqua fern ) |
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| PB0152 |
Trichomanes javanicum ( Borneo fern ) |
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| PB0153 |
Vallisneria asiatica ( Giant cockscrew Thailand origin ) |
| PB0154 |
Vallisneria cockscrew ( Cockscrew ) |
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| PB0155 |
Vallisneria contortionist ( Giant cockscrew Singapore origin ) |
| PB0156 |
Vallisneria gigantea ( Giant torta ) |
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| PB0157 |
Vallisneria rubra ( Red giant torta ) |
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| PB0158 |
Vallisneria spiralis ( Torta ) |
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| PB0159 |
Vallisnesia americana natans ( Vallisnesia americana natans ) |
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Floating Plants |
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| PF0001 |
Azolla caroliniana ( Azolla caroliniana ) |
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| PF0002 |
Eichhornia crassipes ( Eichhornia crassipes ) |
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| PF0003 |
Pista stratiotes ( Pista stratiotes ) |
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| PF0004 |
Ricca fluitan ( Ricca floating plants - S ) |
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| PF0005 |
Salvinia natans ( Anublets ) |
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| PF0007 |
Utricularia ( Utricularia ) |
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