Hemianthus callitrichoides
Hemianthus callitrichoides (also known as dwarf baby tears, cuba or simply the initials HC) is an aquatic plant commonly used as a foreground or carpeting plant in planted aquariums. The plant is native to Cuba and has relatively high light and CO2 requirements to grow well in an aquarium.[1] Once planted, each portion will produce runners which basically are individual stems that branch off and grow along the substrate.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Hemianthus |
| Species: | H. callitrichoides |
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Hemianthus callitrichoides was first collected by Holger Windeløv and Eusebio Canicio Delgado Pérez[3] in 2003 in Las Pozas, Cuba, about 90 kilometres (56 mi) east of Havana. Unlike the related Hemianthus micranthemoides, H. callitrichoides is thought to be native only to Cuba.[4]
References
- "Hemianthus callitrichoides". Aquatic Plant Central. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- "Dwarf Baby Tears Care". Sean Ben. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- "Eusebio Canicio Delgado Pérez". Wikipedia. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- "Hemianthus callitrichoides "Cuba" – a beautiful carpet". Tropica.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
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