Freshwater
Asian marshweed
Limnophila sessiliflora
Plantaginaceae
Facts
Care
- Growth form
- Under water
- Placement
- Background
- Light
- Low
- CO₂
- Not needed
- Growth
- Fast
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Height
- Up to 60 cm
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Bangladesh, China, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, and 7 more countries.
Introduced to Bolivia, Marianas, Sierra Leone, and United States.
Videos
Deep Blue Springs & Critically Endangered Bettas | Exploring Southern Thailand EP1
Rodrigo SilvaDec 18, 2025
More about the species
Description
Limnophila sessiliflora, known as dwarf ambulia, ambulis, and Asian marshweed is a flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, mostly found in southeast Asia.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Ambulia sessiliflora
- Benjaminia glabra
- Hottonia sessiliflora
- Limnophila griffithii
- Limnophila taoyuanensis
- Stemodia sessiliflora
Articles
All articles
Easy plants for beginners4 min read
Plants that cope with low light, soft water and a beginner’s mistakes, and how to plant them so they grow.
How to set up an Asian aquarium5 min read
Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.
How to care for aquarium plants3 min read
Light, nutrients and CO₂ in balance, low tech versus high tech, and how to read from the leaves what your plants are missing.