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Bolbitis

Bolbitis
Bolbitis heteroclita - Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg - DSC08166.JPG
Bolbitis heteroclita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Pteridophyta
Class: Pteridopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Elaphoglossaceae
Genus: Bolbitis
Schott
Species

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Bolbitis is a genus of ferns in family Elaphoglossaceae.

Two particular members of the genus are often grown as immersed water plants in aquaria, B. heudelotii, and B. heteroclita. B. heudelotii, the African water fern, normally grows submerged in its native habitat, while B. heteroclita normally grows on the margin of water bodies, but will also grow submerged.

The genus contains the following species:



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