Elatine hydropiper was brought into trade as an aquarium plant in Jahr 2010 by the aquatic plant nursery Anubias. This plant has soon gained a lot of popularity with aquascapers as wonderful ground-covering plant. It looks like a miniature version of Glossostigma elatinoides. Whereas G. elatinoides can become quite invasive under good conditions, Elatine hydropiper grows only moderately and is thus much easier to handle.
Common names | Eight-stamen waterwort |
Complete botanical name | Elatíne hydrópiper L. |
Family | Elatinaceae |
Genus | Elatine |
Difficulty | difficult |
Usage | Nano tanks, Foreground, ground cover |
Aquascaping | forms a small-leaved carpet |
Growth | medium |
pH value | 6 – 7 |
Temperature tolerance | 4 – 26°C |
Carbonate hardness | 4 – 8°dKH |
General hardness | 0 – 30°dGH |
Propagation | Runners, Cuttings, Splitting, cutting off daughter plants |
Can grow emersed? | yes |
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