Common Name
Three-stamen waterwort, Ah Pek's plant
Description
Elatine triandra is a small, delicate plant, growing under water as well as terrestrial on wet ground. It is widespread in Eurasia, Australia and New Zealand and occurs as a pioneer plant on bare mud, for example in ponds and rice fields. As aquarium plant it is not really new, however currently a true rarity as it has largely disappeared from the commercial range. As submerged plant, the Three-stamen waterwort grows first low and carpet-like, later also densely bushy, to about 10 cm tall. The stems are very soft and tender, the elongate leaves are a freshly light green or yellow-green colour.
Source
Flowgrow
Characteristic
Fresh light green
Small leaves
Carpet-like or bushy growth
Hardly available in trade
Complete Botanical Name
Elatíne triándra Schkuhr
Family
Elatinaceae
Genus
Elatine
Category
Foreground
Difficulty
medium
Growth
fast
Carbon Dioxide
need
pH Value
5-7
Temperature Tolerance
10-28℃
Carbonate Hardness
2-14 dKH
General Hardness
0-30 °dGH
Propagation
Seeds, Cuttings, Splitting, Cutting off daughter plants
Can Grow Emersed?
yes
Aquascaping
well-branched, bushy
