Bolivian sword plant

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Bolivian sword plant
Systematics
Class : Bedecktsamer (Magnoliopsida)
Monocots
Order : Frog-spoon-like (Alismatales)
Family : Frog-spoon family (Alismataceae)
Genre : Sword plants ( Echinodorus )
Type : Bolivian sword plant
Scientific name
Echinodorus bolivianus
( Rusby ) Holm-Niels.

The Bolivian sword plant ( Echinodorus bolivianus ) is a swamp plant from the family of the frog-spoon plants (Alismataceae). The natural range of this plant species is South America .

description

It is a small, runners- forming, perennial, herbaceous plant . The linear leaves grow out of a rosette. The upper side of the leaf is light green.

Aquaristics

Like most other species of the sword plant genus , the Bolivian sword plant is one of the popular aquarium plants . In the aquarium , this species thrives best at temperatures between 22 and 28 degrees Celsius. It is suitable as a front plant and can also be used in small aquariums.

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