Helanthium palupalu liʻiliʻi
Helanthium palupalu liʻiliʻi, inoa ʻepekema Helanthium tenellum "parvulum". Ua ʻike mua ʻia ʻo ia ma ke kālepa aquarium ʻo ia kekahi o nā ʻano ʻano o Echinodorus tenderus (i kēia manawa ʻo Helanthium tender), a hiki i ka wā i hoʻokaʻawale ʻia ai ka mea kanu i kāna ʻano Helanthium ponoʻī.
Malia paha, ʻaʻole e pau ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana o ka hoʻokaʻawale ʻana ma laila. He kanaka maoli ka mea kanu i nā latitu tropical o ʻAmelika ʻĀkau, aʻo nā Helanthium ʻē aʻe mai ʻAmelika Hema. He nui ka poʻe ʻepekema e heluhelu ʻaʻole ia he ʻano Helanthium tender a hāʻawi e hoʻololi iā ia i kahi ʻano kūʻokoʻa me ka inoa ʻepekema Helanthium parvulum.
Ma lalo o ka wai, ua hoʻokumu ʻia kēia mea kanu herbaceous i nā ʻōpuʻu liʻiliʻi, nā lau lōʻihi lōʻihi o kahi ʻano laina o ke kala ʻōmaʻomaʻo māmā. I ke kūlana ʻili, hoʻololi ke ʻano o nā lau i ka lanceolate. ʻOiai i nā kūlana maikaʻi, ʻaʻole ia e ulu ma luna o 5 cm. No ka ulu maʻamau, pono e hāʻawi i ka wai palupalu mahana, nā kiʻekiʻe o ka mālamalama a me ka lepo momona. Hana ʻia ka hana hou ʻana ma muli o ka hoʻokumu ʻana o nā wana lateral, no laila ua ʻōlelo ʻia e kanu i nā ʻōpuʻu o kahi mea kanu hou ma kahi mamao mai kekahi i kekahi.
