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Asian watergrass
Hygroryza aristata (Retz.) Nees ex Wight & Arn.
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Height in the aquarium
medium to high
Light
low
CO₂ needs
25–28 °C
Ideal temperature
Water parameters
Understand these values- Position
- Not known
- Propagation
- fragmentation, cuttings, separating offshoots
- Grows emersed
- yes
In the wild
Overview
This Asian grass floats thanks to swollen leaf sheaths. Its fairly broad, lance-shaped, water-repellent leaves make a surface cover very different from duckweed or a floating rosette. In open air, on damp soil, it also grows in a creeping way.
- Scientific name
- Hygroryza aristata (Retz.) Nees ex Wight & Arn.
- Classification
- Poales › Poaceae
- IUCN Red List
- Not evaluated (NE)
Natural habitat
South Asia, Southeast 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
Let it grow its shoots at the surface rather than trying to make it a fully submerged plant. Provide enough light and room for fast growth. Fragments let you renew the cover. Thin the planting if it becomes too dense, to keep light for the plants below.
Sources:Flowgrow GBIF POWO (Kew) · Base map: Natural Earth