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Summary
Noxious Weed Information:
Stratiotes aloides.
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state.
Alabama: water-aloe Class C noxious weed
Florida:
water-aloe, soldier plant. Prohibited aquatic plant, Class 1
Physical Characteristics
Stratiotes aloides is a PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in) by 1 m (3ft 3in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5. It is in flower from June to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
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Synonyms
Plant Habitats
Pond; Bog Garden;
Edible Uses
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Medicinal Uses
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The herb has had a high reputation for treating wounds, especially when these are made by an iron implement. It is applied externally[4]. The plant is also said to be of use in the treatment of St. Anthony's Fire and also of bruised kidneys[4].
References More on Medicinal Uses
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Other Uses
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Cultivation details
A water plant, it requires a neutral to alkaline water[200]. The herb is submerged at most times of the year, rising to the surface only when it is flowering[17]. The leaves accumulate calcium carbonate and by the autumn this makes them heavy enough to sink to the bottom of the pond. The new leaves in spring do not have this calcium carbonate and so rise to the surface[200]. A vigorous-growing plant, it will tend to swamp out other plants when grown in a small pond[200]. Plants are dioecious, male and female plants must be grown if seed is required[17]. Only the female plant occurs naturally in Britain, though plants with hermaphrodite flowers are also found occasionally[17]. Seed is never set in Britain, the plants increasing mainly by offsets[17].
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Plant Propagation
Seed - best sown in situ as soon as it is ripe. The seed is seldom if ever produced in Britain[17]. Division at almost any time of the year, though spring is best.
Other Names
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Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Turkey, Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia (Ciscaucasia), Russian Federation-Western Siberia (Western Siberia) EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Sweden (south), Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Russian Federation (European part), Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Russian Federation (Saratov, Volgogradskaja oblast), Ukraine, Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain
Weed Potential
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Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Botanical References
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