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Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson
Indian swampweed

       
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Distribution:
Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (FL, TX, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson

View 36 genera in Acanthaceae, 5 species in Hygrophila
 

Classification:
Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Scrophulariales
Family Acanthaceae – Acanthus family
Genus Hygrophila R. Br. – swampweed
Species Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson – Indian swampweed
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

United States:
Miramar weed              Noxious weed
Alabama:
Miramar weed              Class A noxious weed
California:
Miramar weed              Quarantine
Florida:
hygrophila              Prohibited aquatic plant, Class 2
Massachusetts:
Miramar weed              Prohibited
North Carolina:
Miramar weed              Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
Miramar weed              Quarantine
South Carolina:
Miramar weed              Invasive aquatic plant
Indian hygrophila, Miramar weed              Plant pest
Vermont:
East Indian hygrophila              Class A noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson

East Indian hygrophila
Indian swampweed
Miramar weed

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

US        Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2006. Federal noxious weed list (24 May 2006). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC. 2pp.
STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
FLEPPC        Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list (19 October 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.
 

Introduced Information:
Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 182342.

 

Related Web Sites:
Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson

Aquatic, Wetland and Invasive Plant Info. System: abstract & image

Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council

 
 
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