Hydrocotyl verticillata

Hydrocotyle verticillata is a creeping aquatic plant with distinctive, umbrella-like leaves and thread-like stems, often used as a foreground plant in aquariums. Key benefits include its aesthetic appeal, its use in traditional medicine for various ailments like colds and wounds, its potential to improve aquarium water quality, and its

Appearance: Features delicate, fan-like or coin-shaped leaves with a whorled pattern and slender, creeping stems. It can grow up to 4 cm in height.

Growth habit: It is a creeping, runner-based plant that works well as a ground cover in the foreground of aquariums.

Habitat: It naturally grows in wet, marshy areas like pond margins, seeps, and drainage canals.

Aquarium suitability: It is an undemanding plant that is well-suited for beginners, though it benefits from moderate to high light and additional CO2 for optimal growth.

Aesthetics: Its unique shape and texture add a touch of elegance and visual interest to aquascapes.

Aquarium habitat: It provides dense hiding places for fish and other small aquatic creatures.

Water quality: It can help improve water quality by absorbing excess nutrients.