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Pearlgrass (Micranthemum micranthemoides)

Description

A splendid foreground/midground plant with small light green leaves. It has compact trailing growth under strong lighting and spreads quickly under the right conditions. With good light and CO2 it will trail along your substrate (stems from 10-20 cm tall, 2-3 cm wide). A popular choice in aquascaping due to it's small delicate leave structure. Also perfect for nano aquariums where smaller plants are required.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Lamiales

            • Family: Linderniaceae

              • Genus: Micranthemum