Limnobium spongia

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Read about Limnobium spongia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Limnobium spongia, Rich. (Hydrocharis Spongia, Bosc. L. Bosci, Rich.). American Frogbit or Frog's-bit (the European Frogbit is Hydrocharis). A neat floating plant, with purplish, hanging, hairy roots and long-stemmed, orbicular, cordate or ovate lvs. 1-2 in. long and purplish beneath. Lake Ontario to Fla. and Texas.—Good for the aquarium. According to William Tricker, its mottled foliage and silky rootlets are very attractive and make it valuable in small areas or tanks, but when grown out-of-doors in summer in tubs or pools, it is very vigorous and soon becomes crowded; the lvs. instead of floating, then appear in an erect state, the spongy condition of floating lvs. having disappeared; it is really a floating plant, prop, by division of runners, and should not be placed in shallow water, where it can readily root into the soil. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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