Alstonia schloris
Synonyms
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Jussiaea sedoides Humb. & Bonpl.
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Local Name
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English - Mosaic Plant
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Flowering and Fruiting Period
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October-January
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Distribution
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Native of South America
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Habitat
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Aquatic garden plant
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IUCN Status
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Endemic/Exotic
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Exotic
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Uses
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will do best in an aquarium tank that has
clean water, good aquarium lighting, CO2 injection and a nutrient dense
aquarium soil.
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Key Botanical Characters
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is a branching floating
stem plant whose leaves grow in a circular pattern with shades of red and
green looking like mosaic tiles. . Flowers are yellow, buttercup-shaped. It
is typically used as a ornamental plant in ponds and the long floating stems
can cover a large surface area. One stem in the aquarium can quickly cover
the surface of the water and the roots grow quite long, but some hobbyists
have found a use for it in open top aquariums
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