Hemianthus callitrichoides
| Hemianthus callitrichoides | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Hemianthus |
| Species: | H. callitrichoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemianthus callitrichoides Griseb. | |
Hemianthus callitrichoides (also known as dwarf baby tears, cuba or simply the initials HC) is an aquatic plant commonly used as a foreground or carpeting plant in planted aquariums. The plant is native to Cuba and has relatively high light and CO2 requirements to grow well in an aquarium.[1]
H. callitrichoides was first collected by Holger Windeløv in 2003 in Las Pozas, Cuba, about 90 kilometres (56 mi) east of Havana. Unlike the related Hemianthus micranthemoides, H. callitrichoides is thought to be native only to Cuba.[2]
References
- ↑ "Hemianthus callitrichoides". Aquatic Plant Central. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ↑ "Hemianthus callitrichoides "Cuba" – a beautiful carpet". Tropica.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
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