Common Name
Shoreweed
Description
This plant is native to Europe, where it grows on the banks and in the shallow areas of very clean waterbodies poor in nutrients and in calcium. It has not been used in aquascaping very often up to now. The growth habit of Littorella uniflora is unique, it has pointy round leaves, is a slow grower and throws runners. Very interesting as group or small lawn in the fore- and middle ground of aquaria, and it needs lots of light. The leaves are quite brittle, you ought to keep this in mind when working in the tank.
Shoreweed, or Littorella uniflora, is a small plant, closely related to the plantains (genus Plantago), which reproduces by runners. In Europe it is native to the shores and shallow-water zones of clear lakes and ponds with sandy ground, whose waters are poor in nutrients and low in calcium.
Source
Flowgrow
Characteristic
Uncommon small rosette plant
Pointy, rigid leaves with round profile
Forms runners
Very slow grower
Also suitable for cold water tanks
Synonyms
Plantago uniflora L.
Complete Botanical Name
Littorélla uniflóra (L.) Asch.
Family
Plantaginaceae
Genus
Littorella
Category
Foreground
Difficulty
difficult
Growth
slow
pH Value
5-8
Temperature Tolerance
4-26℃
Carbonate Hardness
0-14 dKH
General Hardness
0-30 °dGH
Propagation
Runners, Splitting, Cutting off daughter plants
Can Grow Emersed?
yes
Aquascaping
forms a grass-like lawn
