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Araceae

Beckett's water trumpet

Cryptocoryne beckettii Thuill. ex Trim.

Family
Araceae
Genus
Cryptocoryne

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Beckett's water trumpet: Cryptocoryne becketii in emerse culture.
Photo: Jan D. Bastmeijer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
贝氏水椒草
English
Beckett's water trumpet
Russian
Криптокорина Пётча, Криптокорина Петча

Synonyms

  • Cryptocoryne petchii Alston

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.