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Hemianthus callitrichoides
Species of aquatic plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hemianthus callitrichoides (also known as dwarf baby tears, cuba or simply the initials HC) is a semi-aquatic plant in the family Linderniaceae. The plant is endemic to West Indies, where it is native to the islands of The Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.[1] In The Bahamas, this species known as "water-starwort".[1]
This species is commonly used as a foreground or carpeting plant in planted aquariums. When used in aquascaping, this species is known to have relatively high light and carbon dioxide requirements. Once planted, each portion will produce runners which basically are individual stems that branch off and grow along the substrate.[2]
Hemianthus callitrichoides was first collected by Holger Windeløv and Eusebio Canicio Delgado Pérez[citation needed] 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.[3]
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