Marsilea hirsuta
Marsilea hirsuta
Marsilea hirsuta is an easy, medium-growing plant for low light (cO₂ helps). Spot: foreground; 0.8–3.9 in tall.
Care at a glance
- LightLow: any basic LED. Medium: a planted-tank LED. Strong: a high-output planted light, usually with CO₂.
- Low light
- CO₂CO₂ is carbon dioxide for growth. "Helps" means the plant grows without it, faster and denser with it.
- CO₂ helps
- Growth
- Medium
- Care
- Easy
- Where
- Foreground
- Height
- 0.8–3.9 in
- Temperature
- 64–82°F
- pH
- 6–7.5
How to plant it
- Plant the roots in the substrate and add root tabs every few months.
- Soft leaves: plant-eating fish and snails may eat it.
Also for this spot
Sources: Tropica: Marsilea hirsuta · Aquasabi: Marsilea hirsuta · Flowgrow DB: Marsilea hirsuta