Photo: Mathew Rees, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist
Bacopa crenata
(Benth.) Hepper
10–20 cm
Height in the aquarium
high
Light
medium
CO₂ needs
23–28 °C
Ideal temperature
Water parameters
Understand these values- Position
- midground, foreground
- Propagation
- cuttings
- Uses
- nano tank
- Grows emersed
- yes
In the wild
Overview
This Bacopa from the wetlands of Africa and Madagascar grows supple stems, sometimes creeping at the base, that can root at the nodes. Its oval to lance-shaped leaves have a scalloped edge. In the wild, small white, sometimes slightly purple flowers appear in the leaf axils.
- Scientific name
- Bacopa crenata (Benth.) Hepper
- Classification
- Lamiales › Plantaginaceae
- IUCN Red List
- Least concern (LC)
Natural habitat
West Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, Madagascar region
Observations (GBIF) and localities Native countries Rivers and lakes
- Native countries
- Introduced by people
No introduction reported outside its native range.
Countries: Kew World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP). Dots: GBIF observations in the native countries.
In the aquarium
Growing in the aquarium
In the aquarium this entry needs strong light and is rated difficult. Cuttings let you renew the group. The botanical sources describe its natural marshes and ditches but give no complete method for growing it submerged: watch how it takes rather than expecting the toughness of the more common Bacopa.
Sources:Flowgrow GBIF POWO (Kew) Kew — Flora of Tropical East Africa · Base map: Natural Earth