Hydrocharis

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Read about Hydrocharis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Hydrocharis(Greek, graceful water plant). Hydrocharitaceae. Froqbit. A monotypic genus, an aquatic plant, grown in a few aquaria. It is found in ditches and ponds in Eu. and Temp. Asia. H. morsusranae, Linn., has floating sts. resembling runners, and tufts of radical lvs. and submerged roots: lvs. stalked, roundish, with a heart-shaped base, rather thick, about 2 in. across: peduncles of the staminate plant bearing 2-3 fls. on long pedicels, which spring from a spathe of 2 thin bracts; petals 3, white, stamens 3-12; spathe of the pistillate fls. sessile among the lvs.; styles 6, with 2-cleft stigmas. For American frogbit, see Limnobium. Hydrocharis dies in the fall, but winter-buds (see similar buds of Elodea, Fig. 1391) break off and sink when the old plants die. In spring, or in the greenhouse or aquarium under genial conditions, they start early into growth, the scales bursting and a young lf. developing and then the whole rises to the surface. It is a very interesting plant. Its fine, silky roots are beautiful and attractive in the aquarium, as well as the soft, tender lvs. and delicate fls. WM. Tricker. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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