Marsh dewflower
Murdannia keisak (Hassk.) Hand.-Mazz.
5–20 cm
Height in the aquarium
medium to high
Light
low
CO₂ needs
18–30 °C
Tolerated temperature
Water parameters
Understand these values- Position
- background, midground
- Propagation
- seeds, cuttings
- Uses
- open-top tank
- Grows emersed
- yes
In the wild
Overview
Despite its narrow leaves set in two rows, this Asian plant is not a grass. It grows in rice fields, ditches and damp banks, where its stems float near the surface before rising at their tips. It can also grow fully submerged in the aquarium.
- Scientific name
- Murdannia keisak (Hassk.) Hand.-Mazz.
- Classification
- Commelinales › Commelinaceae
- IUCN Red List
- Not evaluated (NE)
Natural habitat
South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia
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 medium to strong light and room for fast growth. Cuttings let you renew the group of stems. The land form is creeping, while the shoots can stand up at the surface: watch their direction to choose the trimming height and keep the outline you want in the tank.
Sources:Flowgrow Tropica GBIF POWO (Kew) · Base map: Natural Earth