Understanding the Aquatic Plants Category
The Aquatic Plants category, identified by ID 5590, is a specialized segment within the Google Product Taxonomy designed for flora intended for water-based environments. Located under the path Home & Garden > Plants > Aquatic Plants, this third-level category ensures your products are correctly indexed for relevant search queries.
This category is specifically for live plants adapted to underwater or semi-aquatic growth. Examples from the US market include stem plants like Moneywort, Rotala, and Hygrophila, as well as foreground plants such as Cryptocoryne and Utricularia. It also includes structural aquarium additions like Anubias species grown on lava rock, Amazon Sword plants, and various rushes or water celery types meant for tank landscaping.
Items that do not belong here should be sorted into the appropriate neighbouring categories. If you are selling seeds, garden flowers, trees, or general houseplants for soil-based pots, please use the Flowers, Trees, or Indoor & Outdoor Plants categories respectively. Additionally, if you sell kits that contain equipment or tools along with plants, these belong in Plant & Herb Growing Kits rather than this category.
There are no subcategories available for this classification, so you should always assign these items directly to this level. Ensuring you use the most specific category prevents misclassification.
To classify these items in your feed, use the numeric ID 5590 or the full path Home & Garden > Plants > Aquatic Plants. While the attribute is optional, providing it manually is recommended to avoid Google's automatic categorization errors. Remember that this attribute remains separate from your custom product_type field.