Common Name: Dwarf Four Leaf Clover Family Name: Marsileceae Native To: Australia Lighting: Low-High pH: 5-7.5 Growth Demands: Moderate Growth Form: Stem Growth Rate: Medium True Aquatic: Yes Placement In Tank: Foreground
Marsilea hirsuta is a carpet-plant from Australia. A fascinating plant, usually delivered with leaves like a four-leaf clover. After a transitional period it develops different types of leaves, possibly a low form with single leaves like a large Glossostigma, or alternatively develop two, three or four-lobed leaves varying in height (from 2-10 cm), depending on the growth conditions. Whichever form the plant adopts, it forms runners and spreads rapidly round the aquarium.
One of our favorite foreground plants, Dwarf hairgrass is the shorted of the eleocharis acicularis variety. Dwarf hairgrass makes an excellent dense carpet and expands...