Vallisneria spiralis L. is a plant in the Hydrocharitaceae family, order Alismatales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Vallisneria spiralis L. (Vallisneria spiralis L.)
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Vallisneria spiralis L.

Vallisneria spiralis L.

Vallisneria spiralis is a common aquarium plant found wild in global tropical and sub-tropical regions.

Genus
Vallisneria
Order
Alismatales
Class
Liliopsida

About Vallisneria spiralis L.

Vallisneria spiralis L. has the common names straight vallisneria, tape grass, and eel grass. It is a common aquarium plant that grows best with good light and in a nutrient-rich substrate. In the wild, this species occurs in tropical and sub-tropical regions across the world.

Photo: (c) Andrey Efremov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Andrey Efremov · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Alismatales Hydrocharitaceae Vallisneria

More from Hydrocharitaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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