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HeyPK · 06-22-2009, 06:40 PM

Hygrophila seems to have a variety of defensive chemicals. H. balsamica when grown emersed has a poison strong enough that an emersed stem is said to kill the fish. I wonder if any of the other Hygrophila species have powerful defensive chemicals.

06-22-2009, 06:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
HeyPK Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: soggy Central Mississippi Posts: 2,830 iTrader Ratings: 17 iTrader Positive Rating: 100% Plant Points: 92120	Re: Hygrophila sp. 'Guinea' stinks! Hygrophila seems to have a variety of defensive chemicals. H. balsamica when grown emersed has a poison strong enough that an emersed stem is said to kill the fish. I wonder if any of the other Hygrophila species have powerful defensive chemicals.