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Eleocharis parvula

Scientific Name
Eleocharis parvula
Botanical Name
Eleócharis pusílla R. Br.
Synonyms
Scirpus pumilio Sprengel
Major Group
Angiosperms
Order
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Eleocharis
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Description

A low-growing Eleocharis that forms runners close to the parent plant. It is prettiest planted in small bunches quite close to each other, which will gradually form a solid mass of plants. An ideal foreground plant, equally suited to large and small aquariums.

Source: Tropica

Plant Info

Region
  1. Cosmopolitan
Type
Carpeting
Placement
  1. Foreground
  2. Nanos
Difficulty
Easy
Growth Rate
Fast
Height (cm)
3 - 10+
Lighting
Low
CO2
Low
Emersed Growth
Yes
Propagation
  1. Splitting
  2. Runners

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