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Quick Facts
Difficulty:
Easy

Light Needs:
Medium Low
Type: Stem
Brackish: No

Placement
Floating


Brazilian pennywort
Hydrocotyle leucocephala

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Family: Apiaceae
Region: Mexico, Northern Argentina

Care
Very undemanding, fast growing plant. Can be planted or left floating. If left floating it will quickly cover the top of the tank. Propagation by lateral shoots.


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Images:

Larger Image		 Emerced group of Leucocephala
Credit: Pyrowolf

Emerced Leucocephalia in a grow-out tray. Leucocephalia creeps in it's emerced form, has more rigid leaves, and is a much deeper green color.


Larger Image		 Emerced Leucoephala
Credit: Pyrowolf

Leucoephala growing emerced in a grow-out tray. Moisture from the make-shift greenhouse collects on the waxy leaves in it's emerced form.


Larger Image		 Flower bud
Credit: Curt Dunaway


Larger Image		 Flower
Credit: Curt Dunaway




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Plant last updated: Sat Feb 11 2006 11:15 am



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