I did a quick search and indeed Aponogeton dystachios
is established or at least encountered in CA!!!
A dystachios in CA -including map
http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/plant_profile.cgi?symbol=APDI
--- Bruce Stallsmith <fundulus_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
> I dunno, your habitat description for these bulbs
> (below) describes much of
> coastal Alabama as well as up into south Georgia.
> Never underestimate the
> adaptability of plants!
>
> --Bruce Stallsmith
> Huntsville, AL, US of A
>
> >On
> > > the other hand, one
> > > could ask, is there a danger of these bulbs
> "getting
> > > loose" in the US?
> >
> >Unlikely that they will make it along the Gulfcoast
> >states. In the natural habitat they live in slow
> >flowing, soft acidic waters. This kind of habitat
> is
> >not very common around here. BUT who knows they may
> >like better the FL swamps!
> >
> >Regards
> >sorin damian
>
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