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Marsilea Crenata
Marsilea crenata
Family: Marsileaceae
The most popular carpeting Marsilea in the hobby, producing tiny two- or four-leaf clovers on short petioles that hug the substrate to form a dense, bright green carpet. Significantly smaller than M. hirsuta, making it better suited to nano tanks and foreground work in larger scapes. Grows reliably with good light and CO₂ but is surprisingly tolerant of lower-tech conditions compared to HC Cuba. The clover-shaped leaves are charming and create an instantly recognisable, naturalistic foreground.
Keeping this species
- co2
- Recommended for carpeting
- light
- Medium to high
- max size
- 1–3 cm tall (carpeting)
- placement
- Foreground carpet
- substrate
- Nutrient-rich aquasoil preferred
- growth rate
- Medium
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Water it likes
- ph
- 6.0–7.5
- notes
- Smaller than M. hirsuta. More tolerant than HC Cuba for carpeting. Emersed grown plants may melt on submersion — persevere.
- hardness
- 0–12 dGH
- temperature
- 154–183°F (68–84°C)