Common Name
Queen moss
Description
The Queen moss is one of the very few aquarium mosses from tropical America. It was first introduced as "Amblystegiaceae sp. Manaus" and later determined as Hydropogonella gymnostoma by a Japanese moss expert. It is a true water moos which colonizes in its natural area-Central and South America-substrates in waters such as tree trunks and stones. Until now, the Queen moss is quite rare in the aquarium hobby.
Hydropogonella gymnostoma develops delicate, soft, irregularly branched stems with freshly green leaves whose shape resembles a propeller blade. This aquatic moss grows bushy with more or less ascending stems.
Source
Flowgrow
Characteristic
Rare aquatic moss from South America
Soft, fine texture
Relatively fast growth
Synonyms
Fontinalis gymnostoma Schimp.
Complete Botanical Name
Hydropogonélla gymnóstoma (Schimp.) Cardot ex Le Jol.
Family
Sematophyllaceae
Genus
Hydropogonella
Misapplied Names
Amblystegiaceae sp. ''Manaus''
Category
Rare Plants
Growth
medium
Propagation
Splitting, Cutting off daughter plants
Can Grow Emersed?
yes
