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Lilaeopsis carolinensis (Lileopsis Caroline)


Apiaceae (Umbrella) family.
Distribution of the East Coast of North America, southern South America in Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, in Europe, on the coast of Portugal and the north-western part of Spain.
Herbaceous marsh plant with creeping, branching, a thickness of about 2 (5.5) mm rhizome, forming the roots of all the nodes. Each node 1 (2 - 3) leaves. Leaves erect, entire, naked, and the bottom of the hollow in cross section is almost circular, upwardly uzkolopatochnye, flattened, length typically 4 - 20 cm, a width of 3 - 4 mm, with 10 - 20 crossveins.
In the axils of the leaf surface of shoots, respectively 2 - 3 stalks umbrella on a 1 - 5 (9), see Umbrella 3 -. 14 individual flowers. Peduncle 1 - 10 (30) mm. Bracts 0.5 - 1.5 mm in length. Androgynous flower, five-membered. Petals - white or pale crimson. 2 stamens. Fruit - the so-called visloplodnik - shirokoobratnoyaytsevidny. Mericarp (half of the fruit), with 5 ribs.
This type of sale appears Lileopsisa rarely. Herbaceous small plant, well suited for decorating the foreground. Underwater culture does not cause complications, however, the plants develop slowly. They can grow in the same hard and soft, acidic or slightly alkaline water. While the need for a fair light, yet high intensity lighting stimulates more growth. As the soil is recommended to fine-grained substrate in which the tender shoots could easily take root. The optimum temperature 22 - 26 degrees C. Type is best suited for palyudariumov of planting, where in a few weeks formed a thick carpet. In autumn there are shorter leaves with reddish buds and seed heads.
It grows in marshy and wet areas, often in brackish waters.