Lilaeopsis
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Lilaeopsis genus
of several species
of flowering plants known commonly as grassworts. L. brasiliensis is used as a decorative plant for the foreground of aquaria
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Species include:
Genus
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of several species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of flowering plants known commonly as grassworts. L. brasiliensis is used as a decorative plant for the foreground of aquaria
Aquarium
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Species include:
- Lilaeopsis brasiliensisLilaeopsis brasiliensis-Synonyms:Craztzia brasiliensisCommonly sold as L. novae zelandiae - a true species from New Zealand but it doesn't yet seem to have been introduced into the aquarium trade.-Description:...
syn. Lilaeopsis novae-zelandiae - Lilaeopsis carolinensis - Carolina grasswort
- Lilaeopsis chinensis - Eastern grasswort
- Lilaeopsis masoniiLilaeopsis masoniiLilaeopsis masonii is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common names mudflat quillplant and Mason's lilaeopsis. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and nearby shores of San Francisco Bay.It is a plant of...
- Mudflat quillplant - Lilaeopsis occidentalisLilaeopsis occidentalisLilaeopsis occidentalis is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name western grasswort. It is native to the coastline western North America from far southern Alaska to California, where it grows in brackish and salt marshes...
- Western grasswort - Lilaeopsis schaffnerianaLilaeopsis schaffnerianaLilaeopsis schaffneriana is a rare species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name cienega false rush.One variety of this species, var. recurva , is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. It is limited to desert wetlands, including a rare type of desert...