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There are about 25 different species of mints and peppermint is actually a natural hybrid cross between Mentha aquatica (water mint) and Mentha spicata (spearmint).
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It includes Albizia carbonaria, Calophyllum brasiliense var. rekoi, Inga, Cecropia, Ficus and Lonchocarpus spp., balsa Ochroma lagopus, Luehea seemannii, Pachira aquatica and Heliconia.
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Eyeing the price tags on houseplants, I walked farther down the aisle, pausing beside a row of trunk-braided, leafy trees labeled Pachira aquatica, or “Money Tree.”
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times, Tough People Jack Canfield 2009
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Eyeing the price tags on houseplants, I walked farther down the aisle, pausing beside a row of trunk-braided, leafy trees labeled Pachira aquatica, or “Money Tree.”
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times, Tough People Jack Canfield 2009
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Talking about water spiders, years ago back in England I kept a diving bell spider Argyroneta aquatica in a freshwater aquarium which contained lots of plants and many other local critters.
Huge spider with hairy legs AYDIN 2009
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An Oregon scientist has discovered the first known species of gilled underwater mushroom, Psathyrella aquatica, in the cold waters of the Rogue River.
Archive 2007-11-01 2007
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Quite common are northern bur-reed Sparganium hyperboreum, small pondweed Potamogeton pusillus ssp. groenlandicus, dwarf water-crowfoot Ranunculus confervoides and occasionally awlwort Subularia aquatica, which only blooms if the pond is totally desiccated (where the mudworm Limosella aquatica also thrives).
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Valley dominants are tupelo (Nyssa aquatica), oak (Quercus spp.), and bald cypress (Taxodium distichum).
Ecoregions of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (EPA) 2008
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River swamp forests of bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) and water tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) and oak-dominated bottomland hardwood forests provide important wildlife corridors and habitat.
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On the edges of rivers semi-aquatic species, such as Rotula aquatica, Hygrophila odora, Cyperus baikiei, occur and annuals, which disappear when the water level rises, are found in the periodically-flooded sands.
biocon commented on the word aquatica
aquatica = aquatic animals (Weysse, Arthur Wisswald, 1911: 496. A synoptic text-book of zoölogy, for colleges and schools). https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pst.000057602141;view=1up;seq=534
June 10, 2017