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Eight-stamen waterwort
Elatine hydropiper L.
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Height in the aquarium
medium to high
Light
medium
CO₂ needs
16–26 °C
Ideal temperature
Water parameters
Understand these values- Position
- foreground
- Propagation
- runners, cuttings, separating offshoots
- Uses
- nano tank, carpet
- Grows emersed
- yes
In the wild
Overview
Its tiny leaves make a fresh green lawn, finer than Glossostigma elatinoides and usually slower to take over the tank. It is valued for the foreground of small aquariums but can also form a large sheet in a spacious tank. Wild populations live in European and Asian aquatic habitats.
- Scientific name
- Elatine hydropiper L.
- Classification
- Malpighiales › Elatinaceae
- IUCN Red List
- Near threatened (NT)
Natural habitat
Europe, North Asia, East Asia
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
It is demanding and needs strong light, without the carpet being hidden under taller plants. Propagation by fragments lets you fill thin patches. The identity of aquarium strains has been debated in the source: related Elatine can look alike, and a sure identification sometimes needs flowers and fruit.
Sources:Flowgrow GBIF POWO (Kew) · Base map: Natural Earth