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Bacopa Australis
Bacopa australis
Family: Plantaginaceae
📍 Southern Brazil
A compact, small-leaved Bacopa from southern Brazil, producing round to oval light-green leaves on reddish stems. Grows slower and stays shorter than B. caroliniana, making it better suited to midground placement or smaller tanks. Under high light, the stems take on a reddish-orange tint that adds warmth to the scape. One of the most beginner-friendly stem plants available — it rarely melts and grows reliably even without CO₂.
Keeping this species
- co2
- Not required
- light
- Low to high
- max size
- 10–25 cm tall
- placement
- Midground
- substrate
- Any (enriched preferred)
- growth rate
- Medium
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Water it likes
- ph
- 6.0–7.5
- notes
- Smaller and slower than B. caroliniana. Stems redden under strong light. Very beginner-friendly.
- hardness
- 2–15 dGH
- temperature
- 147–180°F (64–82°C)
Natural Habitat Temperature
68°F — 73°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Apr high)