How to grow Upright Burhead

Echinodorus berteroi

Fluorescent
Very High

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Upright Burhead 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. The species name berteroi is named after Carlo Giuseppe Bertero (1789-1831), an Italian physician².

Other names for Upright Burhead

Cellophane Sword

Echinodorus berteroi (Spreng.) Fassett, Echinodorus rostratus, Alisma berteroi, Alisma berteroanum, Alisma sprengelii, Echinodorus cordifolius var. berteroanus, Alisma rostratum, Alisma macrophyllum var. minus, Echinodorus patagonicus, Sagittaria rostrata

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