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Ludwigia glandulosa
Walter
15–30 cm
Height in the aquarium
high
Light
medium
CO₂ needs
22–25 °C
Ideal temperature
Water parameters
Understand these values- Position
- background, midground
- Propagation
- seeds, cuttings
- Uses
- colour accent, Dutch street
- Grows emersed
- yes
In the wild
Overview
Its lance-shaped, purplish-red leaves line very straight stems that branch little underwater. This American plant provides a sharp colour accent rather than a loose bush. It is sometimes sold under the incorrect names “perennis” or “peruensis”.
- Scientific name
- Ludwigia glandulosa Walter
- Classification
- Myrtales › Onagraceae
- IUCN Red List
- Not evaluated (NE)
Natural habitat
North America
Observations (GBIF) and localities Native countries Introduced in Rivers and lakes
- Native countries
- Introduced by people
Outside its native range, in 1 countries:
An aquarium plant must never reach the wild: throwing away cuttings or emptying a tank into a stream can be enough to establish it.
Countries: Kew World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP). Dots: GBIF observations in the native countries.
In the aquarium
Growing in the aquarium
Provide very strong light and enough iron and trace elements. When light is short, the leaves turn green and then drop; even well lit, the bottom of the stems may become bare. To get branches, cut the main shoot. Its colouring does not require deliberately pushing the tank into a nitrate deficiency.
Sources:Flowgrow Tropica GBIF POWO (Kew) · Base map: Natural Earth