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Hygrophila odora

A West African wetland herb in the acanthus family, found from Senegal and Mali south to Liberia. Like its relatives, it grows emersed in seasonally flooded ground and probably tolerates submersion. Grow it as a warm, wet bog or paludarium plant with strong light; whether it adapts to life fully underwater in an aquarium is not documented.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodAquatic

Where it grows wild

Probably swamps, stream banks, rice-field margins and seasonally flooded savanna, which is typical for Hygrophila in West Africa. This is inferred from the genus.

Lowland to submontane: 75-1,160 m, median 370 m.

GuineaLiberiaMaliSierra LeoneGuinea-BissauSenegalIvory CoastBurkina FasoMauritania

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.