Marsilea hirsuta is 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, depending on the growth conditions. Whichever form the plant adopts, it forms runners and spreads rapidly round the aquarium.

Facts

Family:	Marsileaceae
Origin:	Australia
Height:	2 cm - 10 cm
Width:	5 cm - 10 cm
Temperature:	18 - 28° C
pH:	5 - 7.5
Catalogue Code:	H
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