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Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson
Indian swampweed

   
Symbol: HYPO3
Group: Dicot
Family: Acanthaceae
Duration: Annual
Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
  



 
More Information:
  • Classification Report
  • Data Source and Documentation
 

Distribution by State:
Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson

Distributional Map for Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson
Distribution Map Legend

Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson distribution:
USA (FL, TX, VA)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
FL

 

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

36 genera in Acanthaceae, 5 species in Hygrophila
 

Classification:
Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson

     
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.

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.

US Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2006. Federal noxious weed list (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/weeds/weedlist2006.pdf, 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 (http://www.fleppc.org/, 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.

 

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

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 182342.

 

 

 

 
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