How to grow Red Melon Sword

Echinodorus uruguayensis

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Red Melon Sword Etymology

The genus name Echinodorus is derived from the Ancient Greek echninos (hedgehog) and doros (bag, leather bottle)², referring to the spiny achenes/ovaries in some species, forming a prickly head of fruit¹.

Other names for Red Melon Sword

Green Horemanii Sword

Echinodorus barthii, Echinodorus martii var. uruguayensis, Echinodorus grandiflorus var. pusillus, Echinodorus aschersonianus, Echinodorus horemanii, Echinodorus opacus, Echinodorus osiris, Echinodorus portoalegrensis, Echinodorus africanus, Echinodorus j

Footnotes

¹ The Botanary at Dave’s Garden

² California Plant Names: Latin and Greek Meanings and Derivations. A Dictionary of Botanical and Biographical Etymology. Compiled by Michael L. Charters

³ Kew Gardens | World Checklist of Selected Plant Families