hydrilla

• Planta aquática submersa com folhas verticiladas lanceoladas e flores solitárias axilares, originária do Velho Mundo e naturalizada no sul dos Estados Unidos, onde pode obstruir cursos d'água.

A submersed aquatic plant with whorled, lanceolate leaves and solitary axillary flowers, native to the Old World and naturalized in the southern United States, where it can clog waterways.

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   A submersed aquatic plant with whorled, lanceolate leaves and solitary axillary flowers, native to the Old World but naturalized in parts of the United States, where it can become invasive and clog waterways.

   Hidrila

   • Hydrilla grows rapidly in warm, shallow waters.
   • The hydrilla infestation has clogged many canals in Florida.
   • Efforts to control hydrilla include biological and chemical methods.