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Helanthium tenellum, the pygmy chain sword, is a species of plants in the Alismataceae. It is native to the eastern United States (from Texas to Florida , north to Michigan and Massachusetts ), southern Mexico ( Chiapas , Veracruz ), West Indies (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola ), Central America, South America (from Guyana to Argentina) [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Echinodorus are by nature marsh and bog plants that can grow submersed. Many species are grown in aquariums. They prefer good light and grow best in a deep, nutrient-rich substrate. Most will grow in variable water conditions, though the majority need tropical or sub-tropical temperature ranges. Propagation is by division or by adventitious new ...
Females grow to 4.5 cm (1.8 in), while males attain 3.5 cm (1.4 in). The male's sword is only 1-2 mm long. [ 5 ] The species was originally thought to consist only of small-sized males (all less than 29 mm long and most less than 24 mm), but in 1994 it was discovered that two populations contain large males.
Idiosepius paradoxus, also known as the northern pygmy squid, is a species of pygmy squid native to the western Pacific Ocean. This species can be found inhabiting shallow, inshore waters around central China, South Korea, and Japan.
Chionanthus pygmaeus is a rare species of flowering plant in the olive family known by the common name pygmy fringetree. It is endemic to Florida , where there are 46 known occurrences as of 2010. [ 5 ]
B. chapmanorum is assessed under IUCN criterion B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) as Critically Endangered, with the caveat "possibly extinct".It is threatened by the conversion of land to agricultural operations and destruction of forests for small-scale logging operations that have limited suitable habitat to two 0.6 km 2 (0.23 m 2) patches of forest, averaging 0.29 km 2 (0.11 mi 2) in size.
When occurring in its pygmy form, it is sometimes called pygmy cypress. When growing on deep, well-drained soils it can be a large tree up to 30–50 meters in height and 1–2.4 m in trunk diameter. When growing on deep, well-drained soils it can be a large tree up to 30–50 meters in height and 1–2.4 m in trunk diameter.
Western pygmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius streckeri), Wayne County, Missouri (13 April 2018)S. miliarius is a small species but bulky when it comes to width, [5] with adults usually growing to 40–60 cm (16–24 in) in total length (including tail).