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PlantmediumFreshwater
Brazilian Micro Sword
Lilaeopsis brasiliensis
Family: Apiaceae
📍 Brazil & Argentina
Popular carpet plant forming a dense lawn of short, narrow blades. Grows slowly without CO2 but rewards patience. Spreads via runners — plant individual blades 1cm apart for the fastest carpet.
Keeping this species
- CO2
- recommended
- lighting
- high
- maxHeight
- 3–5 cm
- placement
- foreground
- substrate
- nutrient-rich
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Natural Habitat Temperature
64°F — 77°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Jun high)
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